FRC Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wash. judge tells verbose lawyer to make it snappy July 7, 2008 TACOMA, Wash. --A federal judge in Tacoma has told a lawyer he needs to make it snappy. Judge Ronald Leighton balked at a 465-page lawsuit that made its way onto his desk. He invoked a rarely used rule that requires a "short and plain statement" of allegations. The title of the racketeering lawsuit filed by attorney Dean...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | yesterday
Even though truck sales are at an all-time-low, Toyota announced today that it will increase production of its Tacoma pickup at its Tijuana, Baja California plant in Mexico. Up from 32,249 in 2007,...
Leftlane (Free subscription) | yesterday
Although truck sales are well of the mark this year in the U.S., Toyota has announced that it will be boosting its Mexican output of Tacoma pickup trucks. Toyota lone Mexican plant – located in Tijuana – will increase Tacoma production to about 50,000 units this year, up from 32,249 in 2007. Despite the increase [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Tacoma boy who stole a car and talked his way onto airline flights as a 9-year-old is in trouble again.
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
2nd Tacoma Anarchist Bookfair Friday-Sunday, July 11-13, 2008 / King’s Books in Tacoma, WA Admission: Free! Tacoma is hosting its second anarchist bookfair, a fun get-together for anyone interested in or curious about anarchy. It is open to all! There are splendid workshops and skill-shares on a diversity of topics, discussions, friend-making, and a plethora of booksellers and...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
KIRO-TV reports that a Tacoma boy who made national headlines by talking his way onto airline flights is in trouble again.
Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Tacoma is hosting its second anarchist book fair! July 12-13 11AM to 5PMKing's Books218 St. Helens Ave Tacoma, WAThe book fair will include a plethora of distros (featuring literature, music, crafts, etc.) and many splendid workshops (including but not limited to medicinal herbs, consent, (anarchist) creative writing, tacoma gentrification, self defense, etc.). It will be a literary gathering...
KOMO - News - Local (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Semaj Booker, who talked his way onto two flights last year and was caught trying to do it again earlier this year, has been arrested by Tacoma police for investigation of burglary, according to the News Tribune.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
A toddler who was dropped off at a Tacoma home showing signs of "significant torture" has prompted Pierce County law-enforcement officers...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
SALT LAKE CITY — Jordan Czarniecki drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Salt Lake Bees rallied for a 3-2 win over the Tacoma Rainiers on Monday night.Tacoma broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the ninth on a solo home run by Shawn Garrett off Matt Wilhite, but with one out in the bottom of the ninth Dee Brown ran out a double to left field....
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
PORTLAND — Craig Stansberry hit a tying, three-run homer and Chip Ambres scored the winning run after Will Venable beat out an infield single with two outs as the Portland Beavers overcame a three-run deficit in the ninth to beat the Tacoma Rainiers 4-3 before 5,667 Sunday afternoon at PGE Park.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
By Peter Callaghan, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Jul. 6--The News Tribune editorial said no recent story had created so much interest as this one.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
TACOMA, Wash. -- The company that runs the immigration detention center in Tacoma plans a 50 percent expansion to increase capacity to 1,500 inmates.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Two people have pleaded not guilty to murder charges from a fatal drive-by shooting in Tacoma last May.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The company that runs the immigration detention center in Tacoma plans a 50 percent expansion to increase capacity to 1,500 inmates.
