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Tacoma Man Sues Over 1990s Abuse at Jessie Dyslin Boys Ranch, Says State Knew
A man who spent part of his teenage years at Jessie Dyslin Boys Ranch in Tacoma says two male guards repeatedly forced him to engage in sex and otherwise neglected him during the 1990s. Thirty years later, he has filed a lawsuit in Pierce County Superior Court alleging the state knew about misconduct at the facility and let it continue operating anyway.
MyNorthwest.com
3 WA school districts prepare to sue state over funding
Three Washington school districts are preparing to sue the state over education funding. According to The Washington State Standard, Lake Washington, Tacoma, and Yakima say local levies are covering expenses the state should pay. Lake Washington and Tacoma school boards authorized preparations for a lawsuit on Oct. 22. Yakima followed...
Tacoma News Tribune
Lanes closures snarl traffic on southbound I-5 in Tacoma
Update: Traffic has been cleared, WSDOT posted at 1:41 p.m. Original post: Traffic is backed up on southbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma because of police activity. The Washington State Department of Transportation first posted about the delays on X at 1:06 p.m., saying the two right lanes at milepost 131, near South 38th Street, were blocked. At 1:11 p.m., they sent an update, saying three right lanes are blocked. The News Tribune has reached out to the Tacoma Police Department and Pierce County Sheriff’s Office to learn more. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma pedestrian hurt after walking in middle of freeway, WA State Patrol says
A 46-year-old Tacoma woman was hit by a car on Friday night after she was allegedly walking in the middle of the freeway, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 9:40 p.m., the woman was walking east on state Route 16 at Sprague Avenue between lanes one and two of the four-lane freeway, troopers say. Meanwhile, a 45-year-old woman from the town of Pacific was driving east and crashed into her, according to the State Patrol. The Tacoma woman was hurt and taken to Tacoma General Hospital for her injuries. The Tacoma woman also faces a charge of disorderly conduct, according to the press memo released about the incident. And although alcohol or drugs were not believed to be a factor in the crash, the driver faces a charge of driving without an ignition interlock device, according to the memo. That device is sometimes required when someone has been previously arrested for driving under the influence. Following the crash, the road was blocked for about 45 minutes, troopers say.
The Olympian
Teen accused of robbing minor at gunpoint in Thurston Co. after online messages
An 18-year-old man has been accused of robbing a minor at gunpoint near a Lacey transit center. The teen attended his preliminary appearance in Thurston County Superior Court on Thursday, and prosecutors charged him Monday with first-degree robbery while armed with a firearm. Lacey police arrested him Nov. 4 on suspicion of first-degree robbery and assault following a three-week investigation. The alleged robbery occurred at about 7:15 p.m. Oct. 13 near the Intercity Transit Center in Lacey. The 15-year-old minor told police he got into a vehicle expecting a ride home. Instead, the driver allegedly took him a short distance from the transit center, and two occupants robbed him with Glock pistols in hand, according to a probable cause statement filed with the court. The minor reportedly gave them his backpack, which held his schoolwork, school supplies, a school-issued Chromebook, a sweatshirt, a wireless charger and $400 in cash, per the statement. Then he said he got out of the vehicle and walked back to the transit center. The minor’s mother told police she was there when her son got into the vehicle. She said she saw him get into a white sedan and took a picture of the vehicle,
everafterinthewoods.com
This Washington Burger Stand Still Flips Patties The Way It Did Back In 1949
A blackberry milkshake and a double cheeseburger named after its own hometown keep pulling drivers off an old highway near Tacoma. The walk-up window serving them first opened in 1949. That’s not a typo. This little Washington burger stand has been flipping patties since Harry Truman sat in the White...
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Two lanes of eastbound Narrows Bridge to close overnight Friday
It’s the eastbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge’s turn to close a couple lanes. Washington State Department of Transportation will close the right two lanes of the newer bridge from 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, until 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The toll booth plaza and the ramps from 24th and 36th streets to eastbound Highway 16 also will close.
Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma's beloved yarn store and hidden gem turns 48. Look inside
Hidden in an alley shop in downtown Tacoma, colorful skeins of yarn sat in organized rows, stacked floor to ceiling as employees in hand-knit sweaters guided customers through the vast selection. Fibers Etc. , now the only yarn store in the City of Destiny, celebrates 48 years open this year. You can still find beloved 86-year-old owner and founder Roberta Lowes teaching weaving classes and patiently helping fiber artists with their projects at 2511 S. Hood St., on the edge of the Dome District. Lowes co-founded the shop in the late 1970s and has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and high tariffs. Nearly a half-century later, Fibers Etc. remains a fixture for knitters, crocheters, weavers, sewists and others who get lost in the variety of buttons, patterns, tools, books, fabric and natural yarn, which range in color, composition and style. Twice a week the store closes to offer “help clinics,” where experienced staff offer guidance and tips to people struggling with their projects. It began in 1978 when Lowes and two other handweavers with the Tacoma Weavers Guild met over coffee and decided Tacoma needed a supply store, as the closest one was in Seattle, Lowes said. The trio opened Fibers
auburn-reporter.com
2026 High School District Volleyball tournament preview
High school volleyball district tournaments are set to begin and here are the local matchups between teams before the state tournament. 3A West Central District games are at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma with games in the main and auxiliary gyms. The 4A tournament is going between the old and new Bethel High School in Graham.
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PSE Seeks Tacoma LNG Permit Tweaks, Puyallup Tribe Cries Foul on Safety Review
Puget Sound Energy has asked the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to revise several terms in the air permit for its Tacoma Tideflats LNG facility. The requested edits concern the tank’s listed capacity, a gas-storage temperature condition, sulfur reporting and the accounting of boil-off gas. PSE says they would not change the facility’s operations; the Puyallup Tribe of Indians is urging the agency to examine the changes before deciding whether to approve them.