Tacoma NewsLocal news for Tacoma, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Washington Sex Offender Notifcation Adding Options- July 15, 2008 Washington state residents are being offered the option of e-mail notification when sex offenders move nearby.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/washington-sex-offender-notifcation-adding-opt... Tacoma's purchasing division temporarily changing locations- July 14, 2008 The City of Tacoma's purchasing division is moving to temporary quarters to accommodate remodeling of the Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/tacomas-purchasing-division-temporarily-changi... Semaj charged in break-in, jailed until at least July 17- July 14, 2008 Semaj Booker won't be able to sneak out of the house for a while now. A Pierce County judge on Monday ordered the 11-year-old boy to be held in juvenile detention after his latest brush with the law.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/semaj-charged-in-break-in-jailed-until-at-leas... Miss Tahoma, from Yelm, crowned Miss Washington- July 14, 2008 Janet Harding, a 21-year old from Yelm with a passion for volunteer work, is the new Miss Washington.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/miss-tahoma-from-yelm-crowned-miss-washington?... There may be other victims in prostitution case, FBI says- July 13, 2008 FBI agents are investigating whether a Pierce County man suspected of recruiting a Tacoma girl into prostitution convinced other girls to work in the sex trade as well.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/there-may-be-other-victims-in-prostitution-cas... Plea of not guilty entered in case of abused toddler- July 13, 2008 A 17-month-old boy dropped off at a Tacoma hospital over the weekend suffered "substantial bodily harm" at the hands of a 23-year-old man with reported ties to a local street gang, a Pierce County deputy ...http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/plea-of-not-guilty-entered-in-case-of-abused-t... Reading program used in Washington on its way out- July 13, 2008 The federal government is phasing out a reading program that gave about $16 million a year to schools in Washington.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/reading-program-used-in-washington-on-its-way-... WA man's latest confrontation results in prison- July 12, 2008 A 27-year-old Roy man has been sentenced in Tacoma to nearly two years in prison for harassing Washington State Patrol trooper Linda Allen.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/wa-mans-latest-confrontation-results-in-prison... Judge hands down 32-year sentence in 2006 Tacoma shooting death- July 12, 2008 A Pierce County judge equated a young Tacoma man to a terrorist before sentencing him today to more than 30 years in prison for murdering another man last year.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/judge-hands-down-32-year-sentence-in-2006-taco... 2 Seriously Hurt In Car-Pedestrian Crash- July 12, 2008 A car struck two women who were walking across a Tacoma street, seriously injuring both of them, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.http://www.topix.net/city/tacoma-wa/2008/07/2-seriously-hurt-in-car-pedestrian-crash?fromr... |