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Fraud investigation prompts overhaul of Tacoma Police Department’s payroll system

The Office of the Washington State Auditor has identified payroll discrepancies in the Tacoma Police Department and recommends that the City of Tacoma seek...

ORCA card gets a reboot with instant value transfer feature

Good-to-Go had to do it. The Washington State Department of Transportation had to do it. Now, it’s ORCA’s time for an upgrade. The ORCA...

JUDGED BY XII (Episode 3): Behind the decision to charge a police officer with murder | King County Local Dive

This is the third installment of a special podcast series on the case of Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, who is the first police...

‘Save the Cedar River’ to file appeal this week against new asphalt plant

The local organization ‘Save the Cedar River’ has promised to make a formal appeal against the construction of a new hot-mix asphalt plant in...

Sen. Rand Paul wants to investigate origins of COVID-19

SMITHFIELD, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul promised Saturday to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the coronavirus if Republicans retake...

St. Martin’s students help with ‘newt commute’ at Lacey ponds

A group of biology students at St. Martin’s University in Lacey found a way to bring the lessons of the classroom out to the...

Sullivan: Sound Transit passes fare reform with diminished ridership accountability checks

Sound Transit has been working for more than three years to improve its fare enforcement system.  It is trying to strike a balance between...

Ross: With US past ‘full blown’ pandemic and Shanghai in lockdown, democracy sends a message

Dr. Fauci announced this week that we are out of the full-blown pandemic phase. Not that the pandemic is over. The latest variant is...

Rantz: School cancels 4th grade play over ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints with little notice

An elementary school in Tacoma canceled a 4th grade performance of Lewis and Clark with just over a week’s notice because of two complaints....

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