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WA state workers plan walkout over what they call 'disrespectful' contract offer
(The Center Square) – The latest bargaining session between union leadership for the Washington Federation of State Employees and the Office of Financial Management lasted 15 hours, but apparently did not bring the two sides any closer to a contract agreement. WFSE members have scheduled a Sept. 10 walkout for some 50,000 state employees. According to a union update, leaders are frustrated with negotiations on the new two-year contract (2025-2027)...
Tacoma Humane Society Calls for Community Support Following Nearly 20% Increase in Animal Intake Over Past Three Years
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County has seen an 18.1% increase in animal intake over the last three years, prompting the nonprofit shelter to ask the community for support of their essential work during its annual ‘Day of Giving.’. “Our ‘Day of Giving’ reminds our community how...
Police Blotter for Friday, August 23, 2024
On 8/23/24 at 1:49 a.m. in the 300 block of Marvin Road SE, police arrested Kaiser Kashani Morgan, 21, on suspicions of 1) protection order violation, and 2) 3rd degree driving while license suspended. On 8/23/24 at 10:33 a.m. in the 1400 block of Galaxy Drive NE, police arrested Charles...
Police looking for three suspects in Lacey Costco parking lot robbery
Lacey Police Department (LPD) is asking for the public's assistance in identifying three individuals involved in a robbery at the Costco parking lot on the afternoon of August 18. Shortly before two in the afternoon, a group of three individuals approached a shopper under the guise of offering jewelry, which...
Mount Si athletic department, cross country coach on probation
During their August meeting, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) board members placed Mount Si High School’s athletic department and its cross country head coach, Steven Crane, on probation for the 2024-2025 school year. Following their first-place finish at the state championship on Nov. 4, 2023, Crane covered all expenses...
Auburn Avenue Theater demolition process begins
The Auburn Avenue Theater is in its first stage of reconstruction. Hired by the City of Auburn, the company Rivers Edge Environmental Services will begin demolition Sept. 3, but preparation began this week. During the demolition, the sidewalk and street parking along the north side of East Main Street, the...
On Mount St. Helens, students dig into potential geology careers
In the shadow of Mount St. Helens’ summit, 20 girls spent a week studying pumice, ash and lava at a GeoGirls camp. The famous Washington volcano served as a base camp for middle and high school girls to dig into the vast field of geology. On a cloudy Thursday,...
Tumwater School District: New School Board Member Takes Oath of Office
At a Special Meeting held on August 8, 2024, the TSD Board of Directors unanimously agreed to appoint Ty Kuehl to fill the vacant District 3 position that was vacated by Scott Killough, who resigned effective June 13, 2024. Ty Kuehl took the oath of office at the August 22, 2024 School Board Meeting and will serve a one-year term through December 2025.
Limp Bizkit Play Deep Cut From Their Debut Album Live for First Time Since 1998
Limp Bizkit played a deep cut from their debut album Three Dollar Bill, Y'all live for the first time since 1998 earlier this week. During Limp Bizkit's stop in Ridgefield, Wash. on their Loserville tour Wednesday (Aug. 21), they dusted off the song "Clunk." Setlist.fm notes that the band played part of the song in 2010, but it was only up until the first chorus. Therefore, Wednesday's rendition of the song was their first full performance of it since July 1, 1998.
Clark County's 10 most expensive homes sold, Aug. 12-18
A house in Camas that sold for $2.3 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Clark County in the past week. In total, 111 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $582,446, or $307 per square foot.
WATCH: Ominous storm cloud engulfs Vancouver Friday evening
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Stormy skies quickly raced over downtown Portland and took aim at Vancouver Friday evening. A dark and ominous storm cloud quickly raced north across the Willamette Valley before soaking Vancouver with beneficial rain. Portland has already surpassed its average monthly rainfall for August in part due to Friday’s wet weather.
150-bed homeless shelter proposed in Northeast Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancouver is considering converting the former Naydenov Gymnastics Facility in northeast Vancouver into a 150-bed homeless shelter, a move that has sparked mixed reactions from the community. The facility, known for training Olympian Jordan Chiles, was sold by its owners, who have since relocated. Residents in...
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