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County wants to hire former US attorney in sheriff probe Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 6, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The Pierce County Council has chosen to hire former U.S. Attorney Brian Moran for an independent investigation of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer’s controversial confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier on his delivery route. The council on Tuesday unanimously authorized spending up to $50,000 for the investigation, The Seattle Times reported. The r...

Debbie Cockrell and Josephine Peterson: First COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics announced for Lakewood, Puyallup News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/23/2021 Debbie Cockrell and Josephine Peterson, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jan. 22—The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department on Friday announced its first free mass vaccination clinics. People who are in either Phase 1A and 1B Tier 1 are offered spots by appointment only for two drive-thru clinics, a partnership of MultiCare Health System, Pierce County Department of Emergency Management, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Departmen...

In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the Pierce County Council approved allocating $4 million from the general fund to help establish three mass COVID-19 vaccination sites.

By Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive. In the midst of the most divisive time in our history, the Civil War, after the bloodiest battle in our history, with over 50,000 combined casualties, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a 271-word address at the dedication of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg. His speech was exceptionally powerful and memorable, including one phrase that made an indelible mark on our collective consciousness, that our government is “of the people, by the people, for the people.” Governing of, by and for the people is true at the national and county levels.  ...

Kristine Sherred: Restaurant Rally sent checks of at least $10,000 to 289 Pierce County restaurants News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/8/2021 Kristine Sherred, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jan. 8—Nearly 300 full-service restaurants received a slice of $7.5 million in CARES Act funding as part of a county program that reimbursed them for extending a 30 percent discount to diners. Popular Searches A final tally of the Pierce County Restaurant Rally indicates these restaurants reported $6.38 million in sales over 10 days in November. About 60 percent of 485 eligible full-servi...