🌱 Fatal South Hill intersection crash blocks lanes and stuns local drivers

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In today's newsletter:

• Fatal South Hill intersection crash blocks lanes and stuns local drivers
• How a skateboard dispute turned chaotic at South Hill Mall Transit Center

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
• Saturday: Not as warm; a morning shower, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Motorcyclist killed after crash in South Hill area, authorities say (thenewstribune.com) — A motorcyclist died after a car-versus-motorcycle collision at 144th Street East and 94th Avenue East in South Hill Wednesday afternoon, and drivers are being warned to expect lane blockages for several hours. Central Pierce Fire & Rescue crews responded around 4:14 p.m. and performed CPR, but authorities later confirmed the rider did not survive. No other injuries were reported.
   

• 12-year-old among 7 in fight over skateboard that left Puyallup bus driver pepper-sprayed (king5.com) — An 18-year-old faces multiple assault charges after pepper spray hit several people, including a bus driver, during a fight between teens at the South Hill Mall Transit Center. Police say a dispute over a skateboard escalated on and off a Pierce Transit bus, with seven youths ages 12 to 18 involved. Juveniles were released to parents and banned from Pierce Transit property for a year.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Wake Up at Jacobs & Jacobs Injury Lawyers
  Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce Jacobs & Jacobs Injury Lawyers 114 E Meeker, Puyallup 98372
  9:00 am
• Back-to-School Resource Fair
  Sumner School District Sumner Middle School, 1508 Willow St, Sumner, WA 98390, USA
  4:00 pm
• School Board Meeting CHANGED: This event has been changed.
  Industrial Design Engineering and Art Professional Development Center Cafeteria, 6501 N 23rd St Tacoma, WA 98406
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Farmers' Market
  Puyallup Main Street Association Pioneer Park
  9:00 am
• Barn Burner! Wrestling At The Farm →
  McMillin Farm Collective, 12517 WA-162, Puyallup
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Vaccine Event - MTHS MultiCare Clinic
  Industrial Design Engineering and Art Mount Tahoma High School
  3:15 pm
Wednesday August 26
• BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT
  Perry G. Keithley Middle School Perry G Keithley Middle School (12324 12th Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98444)
  4:30 pm
• Back to School Night
  Midland Elementary School Tacoma, WA 98444
  4:30 pm
• Open House: Back to School Night
  Bonney Lake Elementary Sumner, WA 98390
  5:00 pm
• Business After Hours - Bates Roofing
  Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce Bates Roofing 422 23rd St SE, Puyallup 98372
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night at MLE
  Maple Lawn Elementary Sumner, WA 98390
  5:00 pm
• Orting Elementary School Open House
  Orting School District Orting Elementary School
  5:00 pm

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• Gonzaga scheduled to host familiar NAIA opponent for nonconference game on Dec. 2 (thenewstribune.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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