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Trial begins for 3 Tacoma officers charged in death of Manny Ellis
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jury selection started Monday in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was tackled, punched, shocked with a stun gun and held face down on a sidewalk in March 2020, two months before George...
2 men plead guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state on Christmas Day
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state in attacks that left thousands without power on Christmas Day. Jeremy Crahan, of Puyallup, admitted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma that he and Matthew Greenwood...
Police detective shot in western Washington, 2 juveniles in custody, police say
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A police detective in western Washington state was shot in the shoulder on Wednesday, and two juvenile boys were later taken into custody, according to police. The Tacoma Police Department said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that one of their detectives was...
Officers in Washington state fatally shoot man who fired on them, police say
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Officers in Tacoma, Washington, shot and killed a 41-year-old man after he fired at them, police said Wednesday. Police responded to a disturbance Tuesday afternoon in which someone reportedly fired shots that hit two occupied houses nearby, the Pierce County...
Brush fire kills 2 and destroys 9 homes in suburban Tacoma, Washington
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire killed two people and destroyed nine mobile homes Friday in a suburb of Tacoma, Washington, according to fire officials. Firefighters responded to the fire in Lakewood on Friday afternoon, West Pierce Fire & Rescue said. The blaze...
TrueBlue: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TrueBlue Inc. (TBI) on Monday reported a loss of $7.3 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Tacoma, Washington-based company said it had a loss of 24 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and amortization...
Columbia Banking: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Columbia Banking System Inc. (COLB) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $133.4 million. The Tacoma, Washington-based bank said it had earnings of 64 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 81...
6 dead and 3 injured in two-car collision in Washington
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The death toll of a two-car collision rose from five to six Sunday afternoon in Tacoma, Washington, according to law-enforcement officials. The initial four survivors were in “critical condition” after the midday crash, announced Trooper John Dattilo, a...
