WEEKLY VOLCANO: TRAGEDY IN PIERCE COUNTY >>>

Three men and a woman from the Lakewood Police Department were shot dead in a Pierce County Forza Coffee shop this morning at 8:30 a.m. in what a Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman described as a "flat-out ambush."

Pierce County has set up an emergency Web site here.

The News Tribune is following the story.

If you have any information regarding this morning’s shooting, please call the tip line at 253.591.5959.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the four officers as well as those who witnessed the shooting.

MICHAEL SWAN: YOU'VE BEEN WARNED >>>

Use of red light cameras - which advocates say promotes safety, but is really just another way of shaking down motorists for money - will grow in Tacoma tonight after the clock ticks past midnight.

The Tacoma Police Department sent us this warning:

The City of Tacoma's two new speed cameras are scheduled to go live at 12:01 A.M. on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009.  One of the cameras has been placed along the Bay Street curve (2900 E Bay St) in an area difficult to enforce by traditional means and with an above average number of accidents each year.  The second camera has been installed near the intersection of 26th and North Orchard Street in Tacoma's north end.  This is near Downing Elementary School and the camera will be used to assist with school zone enforcement when children are present.
 
After the cameras go live the first two weeks will be a warning period.  Owners of the offending vehicle will receive a letter in the mail but no fine.  Beginning December 2nd, 2009 owners of offending vehicles will receive a letter in the mail and a citation for $101.  The speeding citation will be treated the same as a parking ticket, just as the red light camera tickets have been.  These tickets do not go on your driving record.

JOE MALIK: SLOUCHING TOWARD UTOPIA >>>

I heard last week that the Liquor Control Board (LCB) and Tacoma PD worked together to shut down a party thrown by a group of under/overground show organizers. These folks throw some of the best arts events in Tacoma - consistently and proudly.

From a legal standpoint, it sounds like everything happened by the books. The proverbial state knows what it can and can't get away with. There probably won't be a lawsuit. And there will probably be more underground shows like the one that got shut down.

Let's just move on, shall we?

No.

NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>

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NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>

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Houston, This Isn’t A Problem: NASA set to crash on the moon â€" twice. (CNN)

Earth Still Misbehaving: Four major quakes strike South Pacific. (CNN)

Taliban Sucks: Afghan bomb strikes India embassy. (BBC)

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NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>

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Prostitute Ploys: Lakewood will have none of it. (The News Tribune)

Golf Bag: Lakewood may manage Fort Steilacoom Golf Course. (The News Tribune)

Angry Shareholders: Massive lawsuit being filed against former WaMu executives. (KPLU)

Go U.S.A.!: U.S. marijuana growers cutting into profits of Mexican traffickers. (Washington Post)

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NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>

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Happy Birthday, TARP: Up to $200 billion is on us.

Weather Report: Typhoon Parma slams into Philippines.

Creepy Guy Report: Arrest made in ESPN reporter Erin Andrews's voyeur video case.

No Joke: University officials remove zombie plan from site.

Cops: Mass. couple beat man at KFC over slow order.

Where Is Boilerplate?

NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>

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Protestpile: Three more anti-war protesters hating on the Tacoma police.

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Issues: Mom attacks son for eating last pork chop.

Why Is This Guy Still On TV?

NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>

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Service Above Self â€" Doh!: Former Rotary bookkeeper charged with theft.

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Eye Opener: Census worker found hanged.

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Pointless Research: Top 10 Ig Nobel award winners for silly science.

Happy Birthday Arthur Guinness!

NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>

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Political Sex Scandals: Why are some forgiven?

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