Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'No substitute': Firefighters get hands-on, life-saving extrication training (dailydispatch.com) — Puyallup's specialized Extrication Team just wrapped a four-day, hands-on rescue training that drew firefighters from across Washington and even Alaska. Crews practiced cutting victims from crashed vehicles, including newer electric models, while Central Pierce veteran Jeff Pugh stressed that shaving seconds off extrication time can save local lives on our roads.
• Motorcyclist who died in DUI crash identified by Pierce County Medical Examiner (thenewstribune.com) — A 63-year-old Tacoma motorcyclist has been identified as William Howell, who died after an allegedly intoxicated driver rear-ended him at a South Hill intersection Wednesday afternoon. Deputies say Howell was thrown from his motorcycle and died at the scene, and the other driver was hospitalized, then arrested on suspicion of DUI and vehicular homicide.
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Urgent! Missing black cat in the sunrise shopping center. If seen or found please reach out. I believe the cat had colored tipped ears. Not my cat, tryna… (Nextdoor Sunrise Blvd)
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🗞 Nearby News
Sumner
Brank's BBQ Moving Across the Street to New Sumner Home (whatnow.com)
South Hill
Teen brawl on Pierce Transit bus ends with two arrests, driver and passengers pepper sprayed (mynorthwest.com)
Fife
Redditors spotted a plane in a Lakewood man's backyard. How did it get there? (thenewstribune.com)
Layoffs announced as Pierce County construction-material plant sets to close (thenewstribune.com)
Boot Barn Coming to The Marketplace at Factoria in Bellevue (whatnow.com)
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