Thousands of residents were still without power Sunday morning after strong winds and heavy rains swept through the area overnight and the day before. The power utility Puget Sound Energy is reporting that 148,000 customers throughout its entire service area, including Pierce and Thurston counties, remain in the dark. The South Sound felt the brunt…
The 13-year-old boy arrested for allegedly making school-shooting threats in Pierce County and whose home held nearly two dozen firearms has been released to electronic home monitoring so he can attend mental health counseling. He was charged last month in Juvenile Court with attempted threat to bomb or injure property, three counts of second-degree unlawful…
SEATTLE – A former U.S. Army sergeant stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington pleaded guilty to attempting to share classified military secrets with the Chinese government. WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 6: The Department of Justice seal and logo are displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the Department…
SEATTLE – Three men — two of them serving as U.S. Army soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington — have been indicted for conspiracy to steal national defense information and send it to China. According to the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice, federal authorities arrested Jian Zhao, Li Tian and Ruoyo Duan for…
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Community Transit of Watertown/Sisseton announced the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation will receive $690,327 in funding to expand its transit operations, including the addition of vehicles for new routes and weekend hours to ensure continued transit services for tribal members in northeastern South Dakota. This expansion project will help…
East Pierce County took some of the hardest hits during Tuesday’s bomb cyclone, but the rest of the county still has a few leaves on its trees. Thank you, Mount Rainier. The 14,411-foot mountain most likely protected the bulk of Pierce County from the storm that lead to the deaths of at least two people…