The 7th District Pierce County Councilman and University Place resident announced that he will run for the newly formed 10th Congressional District.
They are located at the county's downtown Tacoma campus and the Public Services Annex. A station at each location is available for public use at a cost of $3 per charge.
Pierce County residents who subscribe to yard waste collection service can treecycle their unflocked Christmas tree curbside.
Online information about the health of watersheds in Pierce County is now available to the public, educators, students, and others interested in water quality.
The Seattle City Council just approved a ban on the bags to protect wildlife and the environment.
Rep. Jan Angel was selected for her support of water and sewer legislation during the 2011 legislative session.
Thieves broke into several mailboxes in Pierce, Kitsap and Mason Counties and stole mail last week, including in Wauna and Lakebay.
At the recent Public Transportation Improvement Conference, officials decided that changes in the Pierce Transit Public Transportation Benefit Area boundaries should be considered.
The City of Gig Harbor is accepting applications from anyone who lives or work within city limits.
The PenMet Parks Executive Director and former Pierce County Councilman will be one of a cadre of local politicians and famous faces who will be volunteering from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., today and Saturday
All four were part of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade.
More than 3,000 people lost their lives last year in distraction-related accidents. The board is recommending no texting, no calling or doing anything else on your phone or device while driving.
The City is inviting local residents to provide suggestions for the new Maritime Pier.
While PenMet Parks asked for community input Tuesday night on what to do with 97 acres it's just leased off of Bujacich Road, one use appeared all but certain. As much as a third of the property could go to creating Gig Harbor's first off-leash dog park.
The City of Gig Harbor has received another clean audit report from the State Auditor’s Office for the 2010 fiscal year.
See tonight's Gig Harbor City Council meeting agenda here on Patch.
Special guest Patch contributor JM Simpson tells us that 24 soldiers took part in the Team Leader Training this week, which featured real-life scenarios that soldiers face in areas such as Afghanistan and Libya.
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency lifted the air quality burn bans for Pierce and Snohomish counties on Wednesday.
They represent the last charter aircraft returning active duty JBLM soldiers from Iraq. After this, only 100 soldiers from the local installation will remain in that country.
A couple of community members correctly pointed out that there is no law in Washington State regarding how old a child must be to be left home alone, but if something happens to an unsupervised child, the parents can be charged with child endangerment.
Starting Jan. 1, both water and sewer rates will go up by 10 percent, and stormwater will increase 3 percent.
The Pierce County executive highlights, in particular, the company's plant in Fredrickson.
The governors of Washington and Rhode Island want doctors to be able to prescribe it and pharmacists to fill prescriptions. They filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today.
The City of Gig Harbor is seeking candidates to serve on the Planning Commission.
Jacob is a top pick for parents for most of the past decade, say state officials.
If that offer seems too good to be true, it probably is, according to the bureau.
Gov. Christine Gregoire is proposing over $1.8 billion in government cuts and asking taxpayers to consider a temporary sales tax increase to prevent some of the more severe reductions.
People with outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrants in Gig Harbor are getting a holiday gift from the city's municipal court — amnesty.
City Marketing Director Laureen Lund took home the "Tourism Professional of the Year” award at the annual meeting of the Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau on Thursday.
Tides Tavern will be closed this week due to construction on the new parking lot. It is expected to reopen by Friday afternoon.
A local Boy Scouts troop led the annual Veterans Day ceremony on Friday morning.
Veterans Day is Friday, Nov. 11; here is a list of what’s open and what's closed.
The most difficult thing about the passage of I-1183 is the loss of 900 jobs, the Liquor Control Board said in a press release Wednesday, following the Nov. 8 election results.
Voters were rejecting a transportation measure sponsored by Tim Eyman.
Here are the second wave of results from Tuesday's general elections.
Sgt. 1st Class Patrick L. Huntley, who was from Portland, died Monday from injuries suffered when a Stryker vehicle rolled over during training at the National Training Center.
Pierce County has a number of voter drop boxes, open until 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Be alert, not alarmed Wednesday when the test, similar to local Emergency Alert System tests, tolls Wednesday, Nov. 9.