You’ve heard me talk a lot about #SumTraffic and the SR 410 interchange, but we know that’s not the only place in Sumner that needs attention. Our roads are quite “popular” these days with lots of people wanting to use them.
Do you know the difference between equality and equity?
Opponents of an initiative to repeal state rules allowing transgender people access to bathrooms of their choice are linking the philosophical motivations for the measure and the deadly attack at a LGBT nightclub in Orlando.
This week, high priority offender Jeremy Russell Nichols, 32, was arraigned on charges of residential burglary, theft in the first degree, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, and malicious mischief in the first degree. Bail was set at $50,000.
Better Business Bureau serving the Northwest has received numerous reports of an email scam targeting small businesses across the country. In the past 24 days BBB Scam Tracker has received 23 reports from potential victims in the Northwest region. This ploy is known as the vanity award scheme —one we’ve reported on in the past.
This weekend, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department will be participating in Operation Dry Water as part of a nationally coordinated effort to raise awareness about the dangers of boating under the influence (BUI) and reduce the number of accidents and deaths related to alcohol and drug use on our waterways.
Imperfectly implemented and often tragically late in arriving, nevertheless, the freedom for which our country is known is a rare thing in world history and has often inspired (and sometimes pressured) other nations to follow suit. Consider, for instance, both that monumental “thumbs up” from France that stands in New York’s harbor and, at another end of the spectrum, the fact that Saudi Arabia finally granted women the right to vote only seven months ago.
Deep underwater, not too far from Guam, lies a crescent-shaped canyon called the Mariana Trench. It is home to the deepest known spot in the ocean: the Challenger Deep.
Summer has been a little late in coming this year.
Congratulations to the Sumner High School class of 2016!
The Rainier Junior Rugby Club recently polished off an outstanding season, the best overall showing since the club’s inception in 2008. The program includes students from Enumclaw, White River, Bonney Lake, Sumner and Orting.
Yesterday Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged high priority offender, David Keith Legge, 52, with burglary in the second degree. At his arraignment, the court set bail at $50,000.
With Independence Day just around the corner, the Bonney Lake Police Department is checking in with residents to make sure they understand the new rules surrounding fireworks.
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