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Local Deals Contests Coupons Grocery Coupons Featured Advertisers Local Ads Today's Circulars Today's Deal Top Stories Tacoma council selects seven stops for Link light rail expansion Transient charged with trying to kidnap children from Puyallup Riverwalk Trail Tacoma woman ends hunger strike outside detention center Appeals court: Public business conducted on prosecutor’s private phone is still public LDS Church to have food drive Saturday Hipster political committee focused on creating ‘a viral campaign’ Local men rowing Mississippi River, visiting classrooms during 2,340-mile trip Man charged with robbing Lakewood bank; suspect in other holdups Tiny Anderson Island home leaves big impression on family of four An Arizona family built a180-square-foot home, towed it north and parked it on the island in June. They say they don’t have to sacrifice as much as people think. Ginormous flagpole about to rise at Tacoma Screw in Nalley Valley A Texas flagpole maker on Tuesday began to install a pole that will rise 180 feet at Tacoma Screw above Nalley Valley Immigrants are most susceptible to worker misclassification Week after week, Alfredo Barreda carried a paycheck from his construction job to the bank, where he waited in line for a teller and then stuffed two wads of cash into the front pockets of his pants, he said. Boy, 5, in critical condition with E. coli infection in Tacoma, linked to Oregon case A child being treated for E. coli in Tacoma was in critical condition Tuesday, and is believed to have gotten the infection at the same gathering as a girl who died Monday in Oregon. Featured Mariners Insider Catch up on all the latest news and notes from Seattle Mariners beat writer Bob Dutton. Contract to Cheat Across the country, roughly 10 million construction workers spend each day in a dangerous and fickle... Local Onetime Italian grocery store to get a new touch of Italian When the owners of a pizza joint set to open in downtown Tacoma learned the 124-year-old building used to be an Italian grocery, they knew their restaurant had to somehow pay homage to those roots. Warrant issued for Tacoma man wanted in drive-by shooting of man, 3-year-old girl Longtime Fife teacher and coach C.J. Cooper has died Fire burns RAM restaurant headquarters in Lakewood Boy, 5, in critical condition with E. coli infection in Tacoma, linked to Oregon case More Local > Crime Politics Education Military Obituaries Submit a News Tip Sports Happy birthday to you: OT Andrew McDonald has new Seahawks deal, is beating testicular cancer The Seahawks sign McDonald off Carolina’s practice squad to the active roster and also sign CB Josh Thomas onto the 53-man roster for Sunday’s game at San Diego. Jeremy Lane goes on injured reserve with a designation to return in eight... Miller’s two-run triple boosts Mariners to 4-1 victory over Astros Neagle opted for assist in return to Sounders’ starting lineup Dave Boling: Seahawks’ Wagner looks ready for Pro Bowl season 2014 high school volleyball preview: Linden continues family’s tall-order legacy at Fife HS More Sports > Seahawks Mariners UW Huskies High Schools Preps Stats Business Apple unveils smartwatch, bets on wearable devices Apple unveiled its long-anticipated smartwatch Tuesday, introducing a device that transplants the features of an iPhone onto a smaller screen that's never more than an arm's length away. 43 minutes ago Home Depot confirms breach in US, Canada stores Steve Ballmer, wife give $250K more to gun background checks initiative Magazine subscription scam meets its match with George Reichenderfer Charities and churches receiving fewer donations while Americans spend more on groceries; clothing expenditures tumble More Business > Real Estate Port of Tacoma Boeing Markets Opinion When a ‘contractor’ is really a cheated employee The dodge is simple: Instead of listing employees as hourly workers, list them as independent contractors. Only college graduates need apply Across the globe, evildoers benefit from the world’s short attention span US must carry the fight to the enemy Is economic stagnation the new normal? More Opinion > Editorials Columnists Letters Submit a Letter Cartoons Blue Byline Living & Entertainment Tacoma teen has become Hollywood star In most ways Nathan Gamble is like any other Tacoma-area teen. He plays video games with his buddies, follows the Seahawks with a rabid fever, and was recently issued his driver’s license. But there’s one thing sets him apart: He stars... Local men rowing Mississippi River, visiting classrooms during 2,340-mile trip Katy Perry to bring her summer songbook to Tacoma Dome Tacoma’s Moon Festival brings Chinese opera, Kabuki and more to Chinese Reconciliation Park BASE jumper in critical condition after Tower Rock accident More Living & Entertainment > Outdoors Arts & Culture TNT Diner Comics Events Nation & World Steve Ballmer, wife give $250K more to gun background checks initiative Former Microsoft CEO and new Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, have donated another $250,000 to a campaign seeking to expand background checks on gun sales in Washington state. 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