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Matt Driscoll: When a Tacoma cop barreled his SUV through a crowd, public trust took another hit News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/26/2021 Matt Driscoll, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jan. 25—For the second time in less than a year, the national spotlight focused its intense glare on Tacoma — for all the wrong reasons. In June, it was the death of Manuel Ellis while in police custody that brought protesters into the street and national media outlets like The New York Times to town. Late Saturday night, it was video of a Tacoma police officer plowing his cruiser through a ...

Jon Manley: Coronavirus updates: Vaccine clinic planned in Seattle; testing program in Pierce County schools shows promise News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/22/2021 Jon Manley, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jan. 22—The Washington state Department of Health reported 2,223 new cases of COVID-19 and 125 deaths Thursday. The high number of new deaths is due to a Jan. 14-20 data processing backlog, DOH said. Pierce County reported 304 cases Thursday and nine new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 373 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to the Tacoma-Pier...

Lauren Smith: Coronavirus updates: State DOH's phase finder helps determine vaccine eligibility; TPS preparing for return to in-person learning News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/18/2021 Lauren Smith, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jan. 18—This page includes coronavirus developments around Washington state for Monday, Jan. 18. Pierce County announces plan to create COVID-19 vaccination sites Updated 11 a.m. Pierce County is planning to create three mass COVID-19 vaccination sites and several mobile locations in an effort to swiftly roll out the vaccine when doses become avail...

Matt Driscoll: Norpoint will show if city has gumption to force fair distribution of homeless services News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/14/2021 Matt Driscoll, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jan. 14—Two neighborhoods, separated by more than just miles. Two temporary emergency shelters, one open for months, the other only proposed. For Tacoma, one litmus test. For as long as the city has been grappling with its declared homelessness emergency, city staff and elected officials have talked a big game about the need for all areas of the city to step up and play a part in the sol...