Dept. of Corrections officer arrested after Tacoma standoff

30 January 2012, 3:13 pm

SEATTLE – Tacoma Police on Monday arrested a Department of Corrections officer near a school after a brief standoff. Tacoma Police received a call from Skyline Elementary school at 2301 N. Mildred St. around 9:15 a.m. Monday, reporting that a woman was injured in a fight with a man. Police Spokesm... Read More »

Park officials seek public help in finding four missing on Mount Rainier

29 January 2012, 9:55 am

TACOMA, Wash. — Officials are asking visitors to Mount Rainier National Park to look out for clues related to four people missing on the mountain since mid-January.... Read More »

TrueBlue to Announce 2011 Fourth Quarter Results

27 January 2012, 10:29 am

TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE: TBI) will release 2011 fourth quarter results after the market closes Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Management will discuss the results on a live conference call at 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The conference call and a copy of th... Read More »

House fire in Tacoma may be arson

27 January 2012, 8:42 am

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police are investigating an overnight house fire in Tacoma as a possible arson. Four adults and a child escaped the fire just before 2 a.m. Friday.... Read More »

Jon Kitna to coach football at Tacoma high school

27 January 2012, 7:11 am

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Jon Kitna was hired as the football coach at Lincoln High School in Tacoma after retiring from a 15-year NFL career.... Read More »

Former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna to coach high school football in Tacoma, Wash.

26 January 2012, 6:14 pm

TACOMA, Wash. - Jon Kitna was hired as the football coach at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash., after retiring from a 15-year NFL career.... Read More »

Columbia Banking System Declares Regular Cash Dividend and Special Cash Dividend

26 January 2012, 6:15 am

TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ: COLB - News) announced that a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08  per common share will be paid on February 22, 2012 to shareholders ...... Read More »

Ex-Lion Jon Kitna hopes to coach at his old high school in Tacoma, Wash.

24 January 2012, 1:46 pm

After 15 years as an NFL quarterback, Kitna hopes to return to his old high school in Tacoma, Wash., as a coach. The former Lions signal caller is a math teacher at his alma mater and applied for the open job of football coach.... Read More »

Missing man burned cash for warmth

18 January 2012, 8:18 am

TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A 66-year-old man who was missing for two days in the Washington state mountains said he burned leaves, socks and money to keep warm.... Read More »

Widespread snowstorm wallops Washington; high winds, rain hit Oregon

18 January 2012, 4:56 am

Charles Hetrick wore a kilt as he played with "Zeus," his Chow-German Shepherd mix, in the snow Wednesday in Tacoma, Wash. OLYMPIA, Wash.... Read More »