Focus
For two years, the organization known as "wear blue: run to remember" has served as a living memorial to fallen service members. Every week a group of runners in blue gathers at Powderworks Park in DuPont to reflect, support and commemorate lost friends and loved ones
Neighborhoods
It was a beautiful day for a walk, 80 degrees and the sun was shining, but a local family's poor planning ended in a rescue by Joint Base Lewis-McChord police. The family of five included three children under 10. They walked along Nisqually River from the Nisqually
Kids
Sometimes it can be hard to get 10-year-old Lilyanna Echols' attention. At practice, a week before her second Summer Games appearance, the gold medalist, to her coaches and mother's dismay, likes to socialize. Whether it's between heats, or even during them as she looks out for friends
Military Life
While most residents of DuPont were asleep Sunday night, 15 people were lacing up their running shoes. Leaders and volunteers of local running group "wear blue: run to remember" had a lot of work to do for their Wear Blue Runs for the Fallen Memorial Day event. The
Explore
Sea kayak Ketron June 2: $40. Get away from daily life with an enjoyable kayak trip. Paddlers of all levels will love this trip that starts at Solo Point and circumnavigates Ketron Island in a few hours. Minimum age: 12. Nisqually kayak float June 2: $40. Explore this local
Focus
Every night for the last month, a group of birds has circled a chimney on Joint Base Lewis-McChord just before sunset. It starts with just a few, but more and more join them as they swoop around their target - and then, as it finally gets dark,
Stage & Visual Reviews
It's easy to make fun of entertainment for toddlers. We've all heard Samuel L. Jackson or Betty White read the audio version of that potty-mouthed bestseller (you know the one) about a kid who's reluctant to go to sleep. As for Goodnight Moon, that 1947 classic on the same topic,
Stage & Visual Reviews
The back room at Fulcrum Gallery is seldom used for art exhibits. It is usually a space for music and special events - the bread-and-butter stuff that allows DJ Broam, aka glass artist Oliver Doriss, to keep his gallery open. Currently on view is an installation of photographs by Sharon
Focus
At an early age, Shawn Bowen's life was challenged with an illness everybody dreads. The Carter Lake Elementary student began a tough battle against lymphoblastic leukemia and endured more than three years of chemotherapy. Only about the last half of his life hasn't been rough. But on May 17, Shawn, 9, felt as
Focus
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFNS) - He can be seen live most weekends and periodically throughout the week on KHQ 6 News delivering weather forecasts for inland Northwest Washington. Meteorologist Dave Law owes a great deal of his success to his 23 years in the Air Force. "My four years
Focus
WASHINGTON (AFNS) - New authority in this year's Defense Department authorization act allows Reservists in Air Force Reserve Command and other Reserve components to be called to duty in response to natural disasters or emergencies in the homeland. The law also permits mobilizations for extended periods to support theater security
Business News
Toyota of Puyallup donated $7,500.00 in support of the construction of the second Fisher House on Joint Base Lewis McChord. The donation was presented on Wednesday, May 16th at a KIRO Radio event that was being held in Tacoma. Toyota of Puyallup has partnered with
Military Life
FROM SPOUSEBUZZ... Lately boobies have been creating quite the commotion. Not because of breast cancer awareness - "save the ta-tas" is now a household phrase - but because of breastfeeding. While it may seem a little weird for a man, and a MANspouse, to be chiming in on this
Military Life
FROM SPOUSEBUZZ... We all know military spouses are extraordinary individuals; they endure the hardships of deployment willingly and with pride. That's why it's always such an honor, nay, a privilege, when the civilian marketing community reaches out to create a special product just for our specific military
Scene It
The all-time best and my most favorite happy hour in the whole wide world is Pacific Grill right here in downtown Tacoma. No, I don't care that the expression "most favorite" is a redundant statement, because it's not just my favorite place, it's my most favorite happy hour out of
Arts Features
"A lot of people ask ‘Who were the Blue Barons?' I tell them they were a motorcycle club and the first thing they always think of is the Hell's Angles or whatever. And they're not, they are totally the opposite," explained David Allen, son of Blue Baron's founder, Paul Allen. From
Music Features & Columns
Sitting down to write about Olympia's Broken Water, I'm tempted to get stoned first. Listening to the 3-piece and their fuzzy, shoe-gazing drone-rock, I'm nostalgic for contemplative thoughts that roll with the crescendos and crashes of the music. But I don't have to get stoned. They take me there anyway.
Music Features & Columns
Hip-hop's history is living - it is still being made. The innovators and originators are still around to tell their story. Our musical story is alive because they are alive to still tell it. They are still making it to this day. Enter Miztah Zelle. Zelle was born in Tacoma and
Features
When asked to name her favorite food, 12-year-old Abby Hubbard of DuPont will gladly proclaim to everyone sweet and sour chicken has been her favorite forever. While most people have a few favorite dishes, Hubbard has taken her love of sweet and sour chicken to a whole new level. Hubbard and best
Military Life
A major retirement savings tool available to all service members and DOD civilians is the Thrift Savings Plan, and soon there will be a new way to save for retirement -- the Roth TSP, a senior Defense Department official said. The Roth TSP, which uses after-tax dollars, will
