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The ceremony memorialized people who died in Pierce County, but whose remains went unclaimed by family members or friends.
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Harbor History Museum and other local institutions also face the potential loss of grant funds and other revenue sources.
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The ordinance brought the city into compliance with a 2024 state law expanding access to accessory dwelling units.
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Admission to the museum had been free since 2018, but rising costs and disappearing grants forced the institution to start charing again.
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Reimbursement rates are down, Medicaid funding is in question and recent state budget changes could hurt hospitals’ bottom lines.
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The Pierce County Library system confirmed Tuesday that a “cybersecurity event” caused a multiweek outage affecting services at its branches around the county. The library system sent a letter to patrons acknowledging that “an outside entity gained unauthorized access” to its network. The library discovered the problem on April 21 and took its computer network
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John and Leta Wolford were bound for the west coast, chasing the promise of steady work with the Northern Pacific Railroad in Tacoma when they moved into 5611 S. Oakes Street in Tacoma. See the changes to the house over the years.
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14 brewers and cider makers will offer their libations at the 14th annual Gig Harbor Beer Festival on May 17 at Uptown.
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About 50 students at Discovery Elementary School are sick in what the Tacoma-Pierce County Health District believes is an outbreak of norovirus. A Peninsula School District statement said school administrators identified a possible problem on Thursday, May 8. By Friday, 50 students were absent or went home early. Norovirus is a highly contagious disease that
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The expanded partnership will reduce the amount of travel for patients and eliminate barriers to quality care, the company said.
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