Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has reached settlements with Community Health Plan of Washington and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest and approved their 10 plans for sale in Washington’s Health Benefit Exchange, the Washington Healthplanfinder.
Steve Crown, a lieutenant in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Enforcement Program, was promoted Aug. 30 to serve as the program’s chief.
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine accepted 138 medical students to the class of 2017. Among the new medical students is Buckley area resident Cullen Owen.
Next Thursday is your chance to get an inside look at operations of the Washington State Patrol, courtesy of Twitter and Facebook. WSP will present a #daywithWSP, tweeting events that are happening around the state in real-time.
Anyone who visits participating SUBWAY® restaurants and shows their Discover Pass during the month of September will receive a free six-inch sandwich with the purchase of a six-inch sandwich of equal or greater value and a 30 oz. drink. SUBWAY® restaurants also will distribute the Washington State Parks brochure – Adventure Awaits – at all locations throughout the region.
Most areas of Puget Sound will close to recreational crab fishing at sunset on Labor Day (Sept. 2), with summer catch reports due by midnight Oct. 1.
The following is a joint statement released by Governor Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The statement is in response to Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that the federal government won’t stop the implementation of legal marijuana use in Washington and Colorado.
The City of Bonney Lake Police Department is seeking knowledgeable and motivated applicants for the reserve officer program.
Pierce County will hold its third set of public meetings on Tacoma Narrows Airport’s master plan update on Sept. 4 in Gig Harbor. Topics will include facility requirements and an introduction to potential development alternatives for the airport.
Grandparenting these days presents many new opportunities. But it also requires some approaches that were unheard of twenty years ago. The advent of technology and the experiences that youngsters have today create a whole new environment.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is looking for interested citizens to attend its fall Community Academy program. The academy begins Sept. 26 and will meet each Thursday evening for 13 weeks.
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner built a new online tool to help consumers find out what health care plans will cost next year. Simply click on the map provided online and it will tell you which insurance carriers offer coverage in your area. A link is provided for each company to see its rates, which vary based on your age, area of residence and other factors.
Cascade’s mobile blood unit will be parked at Columbia Bank in Bonney Lake every Friday of September from 1 to 6 p.m.
