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More families accuse school for kids with special needs of abuse, neglect

Six families are seeking legal action against the now-shuttered Northwest School of Innovative Learning. It had campuses in Tacoma, Tumwater, and Redmond. TUMWATER, Wash. — More families are coming forward alleging...

Beloved western Washington teacher dies from fall during California backpacking trip

Rescue crews said he appeared to have fallen off the side of a mountain. He taught in Tacoma most recently, but spent around 20 years teaching on Vashon Island. VASHON ISLAND,...

Cooling centers open across Puget Sound region amid heat wave

The Federal Way Community Center opened up as a cooling center as temperatures are expected to be higher than 90 degrees. FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — As temperatures climb across western Washington,...

Driver sentenced to 8.5 years in crash that killed Thurston County father

A Thurston County judge sentenced Matthew Orr to 8.5 years for causing a deadly crash while fleeing police last November. TUMWATER, Wash. — A Thurston County judge on Friday sentenced a...

Volunteers try to stop Lewis Army Museum from being shut down

The Lewis Army Museum is one of 29 army museums that could potentially be closed down by 2029. JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Several museum volunteers and elected leaders are...

Allyn’s Bear in a Box offers $500 reward for stolen wooden balloon dog

The theft was caught on surveillance video. ALLYN, Wash. — People in the community of Allyn are keeping an eye out for a large wooden balloon animal. The chainsaw...

Rehabilitated eagle rejoins Tacoma’s wild amid raptor rescue efforts

The eagle was found injured and malnourished at the end of May and has spent the past month being treated at PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Snohomish. TACOMA, Wash. — A...

Food lockers installed to help combat food insecurity at Bates Technical College

GoodRoots Northwest installed the lockers at the start of the year. Bates is now the first college campus on the West Coast to have climate-controlled food lockers. TACOMA, Wash — Thousands...

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