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Tacoma ups penalties for littering. Some worry the law could hurt people already down
Tacoma News Tribune· 19 hours agoTacoma has new litter rules aimed at “right-sizing” penalties. While most everyone can agree that littering is bad, some remain skeptical of the code changes that took effect ...
Tacoma receives $4.95M for zero-emission trains
The Columbian· 1 day agoTacoma is getting three zero-emission trains, weighing as much as 350,000 pounds each and chugging by at speeds of up to 10 mph. The city has received some fiscal help to ...
Tacoma has a ‘working port.’ What if we had a ‘playing port’ — like in my dreams? | Opinion
Tacoma News Tribune· 23 hours agoSound crazy? It’s not. | Column by Morf Morford
Tacoma’s wandering bear has been caught sightseeing. Here’s where he’s going
Tacoma News Tribune· 9 hours agoThe young male was trapped in a Lakewood neighborhood.
Big win for Tacoma baseball: Cheney Stadium gets some love with $3 million state grant
Tacoma News Tribune· 3 days agoRainiers fans rejoice: Cheney Stadium, home of Tacoma’s Minor League Baseball team, is getting a major cash infusion thanks to a state grant. The City Council adopted a resolution ...
Sources: Tacoma’s Bellarmine Prep has a new, home grown boys basketball coach
Tacoma News Tribune· 18 hours agoBellarmine Prep, widely considered a sleeping giant in the Tacoma high school boys basketball scene, has found its new basketball coach — and it’ll be hard to miss him. Bobby ...
Tests show ‘elevated iron and manganese’ in the water at Tacoma school, district says
Tacoma News Tribune· 6 days agoAfter brown water was detected at a Tacoma elementary school earlier this year, lab testing found...
From lodging to apartments? Another I-5 area hotel appears to be headed for conversion
Tacoma News Tribune· 3 days agoA recent permit filing with the City of Tacoma indicates another lodging facility is being considered for a residential conversion. The pre-application was filed May 6 regarding ...
Meet The News Tribune’s new high school sports reporter
Tacoma News Tribune· 3 days agoBorn at Tacoma General Hospital in April 1999, I grew up in Lakewood, a Lakes High School graduate. An all-around sports junkie by elementary school, first-grade Tyler remembers ...
Motorcyclist deceased after striking vehicle in Tacoma on Thursday night, police say
Tacoma News Tribune· 6 days agoA motorcyclist died following a crash in Tacoma on Thursday, police say. The man driving the motorcycle struck a vehicle before 8:30 p.m. on McKinley Avenue between East 40th ...