Following the fire, Leo was placed into foster care and taken in by Pierce County residents who adopted him in late February and now have filed a $165 million claim against DCYF, the state agency responsible for protecting children

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Two recent international graduates from the University of Washington Tacoma have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration, according to a university spokesperson, as hundreds of students across the United States face similar revocations

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A Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy who allegedly allowed his K-9 to wrongfully attack a domestic violence suspect near Puyallup in 2019 isn’t protected from being sued for excessive force, a federal appeals court has ruled

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Former Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore was paid nearly a half-million dollars to resign earlier this year, @pjtalbot.bsky.social reports

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The groups alleged that Tacoma is violating the Endangered Species Act by discharging “contaminants of emerging concern” to the Puyallup River estuary and Commencement Bay from the city's Central Wastewater Treatment Plant

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Tacoma voters will decide on April 22 whether to embrace increased taxes expected to raise millions of dollars annually for the second iteration of a sweeping city streets improvement plan

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With news reports today that the Trump administration has threatened federal funding cuts to schools over DEI, here's how much federal dollars Pierce County schools received in 2023-24, from my story last month:
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The Pierce County Republican Party is suing the Pierce County Republican Party — sort of. The official party has taken to court a nonprofit which registered its name.

There's a backstory:

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The Tacoma Police Department’s second in command, Deputy Chief Paul Junger, was fired Monday following the conclusion of an equal employment opportunity investigation, @pjtalbot.bsky.social reports

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Constantine, who has been a member of the board since 2006, didn’t vote on his nomination and also recused himself from the agency’s confidential, four-month search for its new leader, which began with 60 applicants before narrowing over time to three finalists
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More than $174 million in federal funding flowed to Pierce County schools during the last school year. With efforts underway to dismantle the Department of Education, education union representatives say they fear disruptions to critical funding streams.

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