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Tacoma woman cured of tuberculosis after court-ordered isolation, treatment
TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma woman who was ordered by a Pierce County court to isolate at home for treatment of tuberculosis after she was arrested and jailed last year is finally cured. The woman, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, has gained back weight she'd lost and...
Voter pamphlets for Buckley, Wilkeson, Carbonado, Orting delayed
Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Pierce County. Due to a vendor error, several communities did not receive voters’ pamphlets. Ballots have not been affected. Pamphlets will be mailed to affected communities on July 29: Buckley, Carbonado, DuPont, Fife, Kapowsin, Key Peninsula, McKenna, Orting, South...
‘Someone who never stopped caring.’ TNT columnist Matt Driscoll dies unexpectedly at 43
His was a voice that could express the joy in everyday life, help heal a community and bring reason to the most contentious political debates. On Sunday, News Tribune columnist and opinion editor Matt Driscoll died unexpectedly at his Tacoma home. He was 43. “We’ve lost a friend and beloved...
Pierce County collecting public opinion of Foothills Trail section to Mount Rainier
The Foothills Trail, which runs from Buckley to Puyallup and will soon connect to Enumclaw over the White River, is planned to also stretch all the way to Mount Rainier National Park. But some baby steps need to be taken before such an undertaking is tackled — which include asking...
Pierce County woman who refused treatment for her tuberculosis now fully cured
TACOMA, Wash. — A woman who had previously refused treatment after receiving a tuberculosis diagnosis is now fully cured, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD). The Tacoma woman previously refused to isolate herself after learning she had TB, and furthermore refused to take any medication for the...
Teen accused of shooting Tacoma detective can be charged as adult
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - In Pierce County court Thursday, Justus Kent pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of shooting Tacoma Police detective Jason Brooks in August of 2023. Brooks was working with the Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force when he was shot. Last week, the judge ruled the...
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