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Tacoma Humane waives adoption fees after accepting 500 pets in 2 weeks
TACOMA, Wash. — Anyone in Pierce County or the surrounding western Washington area who is looking to adopt a new pet got some good news Wednesday. The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County announced that it is waiving adoption fees for adult dogs, adult cats and all critters through Sunday, June 16, due to kennel capacity.
Tacoma City Council allocates $25k to help fix broken windows on Broadway
TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma City Council allocated $25,000 to go toward repairing window's on Antique Row, a stretch of businesses on Broadway whose windows were smashed by a hammer in a random act of vandalism. Around 16 businesses were impacted, with over 50 windows damaged. Repair costs for...
$1.3 million for 6 miles of top-tier trails: The newest county park in Washington is only open to mountain bikers
An innovative mountain bike-only trail system is opening in a neighborhood in the underserved South Sound region outside of Tacoma, Washington. The Evergreen MTB Alliance has been hard at work building new trails all across the state for decades, but the story behind the new Trek at Tehaleh trail system is way outside the norm.
Civil suit against Kent School District, board moves forward
A civil lawsuit against the Kent School District, three Kent School Board members and the superintendent that seeks to stop a resolution that eliminates one board member from participating in union contract discussions, will receive a hearing June 27 in King County Superior Court. A motion for a temporary restraining...
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