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Statewide upzoning proposal aims for ‘stout’ housing density near mass transit

Tacoma Dalton Day - 0
Housing, growth management, and a push for upzoning are among the challenges faced by the state Legislature in 2022. How those problems intersect with...
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Inslee: Officials’ lies about election results should be crime

Tacoma Jerry Cornfield - 0
Gov. Jay Inslee said Jan. 6 he wants to make it a crime to spread lies about election results. Inslee said he’s drafting a...
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Who else but John Curley would buy a car without seeing it?

Tacoma John Curley and Shari Elliker - 0
KIRO Radio host John Curley recently bought a car, but didn’t want to know what it was, didn’t want to see it, and didn’t...
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Rantz: King County fired the unvaccinated, now pays $103 an hour to fix staffing crisis

Tacoma Jason Rantz - 0
After King County Executive Dow Constantine implemented a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on county workers, the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD) lost over...
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WSDOT names contractor for State Route 18 intersection project

Tacoma Conor Wilson - 0
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has selected a contractor for the I-90/State Route 18 intersection project, one of the final steps before...
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Rantz: Man allegedly car prowls for nearly an hour in broad daylight, as police couldn’t respond

Tacoma Jason Rantz - 0
A man was caught on video surveillance as he appears to car prowl in Tacoma for almost an hour. Cops were nowhere to be...
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State lawmakers aim to dismantle ‘NIMBY at its core’ by ending community councils

Tacoma Nick Bowman - 0
Years ago, whenever an unincorporated neighborhood in Washington was being annexed into a city, something known as a community council would be formed to...
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Pierce County hit-and-run driver strikes two 12-year-old girls, killing one

Tacoma KIRO 7 News Staff - 0
A devastated Pierce County father is pleading with a hit-and-run driver to come forward after his 12-year-old daughter was killed and her friend injured....
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State makes discovery about Asian giant hornets eradicated in 2021

Tacoma Nicole Jennings - 0
Any Asian giant hornets that may still be in Washington would be hibernating right now, but there is no winter rest for the state...
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Former state AG: OSHA’s COVID vaccine mandate was too broad

Tacoma MyNorthwest Staff - 0
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its ruling on President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates, ruling against one and, at the same time, in favor...
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