The News Tribune spoke to library administrators and reviewed public records showing changes to staff and programs effective ...

Sen. Steve Conway has represented the 29th legislative district in Pierce County since winning a special election in 1993.

Democratic state Sen. Steve Conway, a liberal lion and unapologetic voice for labor throughout a 34-year career in the ...

The South Tacoma Democrat broke the news Jan. 21 on the Senate floor. He is the longest-serving acting Democrat in the ...

In 1918, five men working for the Independent Torpedo Co. were killed in three Wyoming nitroglycerin blasts just weeks apart. Their deaths helped lead ...

The liaisons will act as extra support for staff by focusing on monitoring library spaces and enforcing policies. They were ...

Library officials stated that 'nonspecific threats' led to the closure of all branches of the Adams County Library System on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. In a release posted around noon on Friday, Jan. 9, ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Pierce County is confronting a serious situation that officials say could bankrupt the county: more than 100 legal claims alleging young people detained at its juvenile detention ...

Coming up: Festival of New Voices 2025 – Lakewood Playhouse on the Lakewood Patch calendar ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Neb. (KCAU) — Two people are dead after a crash in Nebraska. On January 9, around 9:15 pm, two vehicles crashed, killing two and injuring one on Highway 98. Approximately 2 miles east ...

That momentum has carried into the new year too. Also, the Pinole facility will be renovated, during which time its patrons ...