Pierce County fire officials voice mandate concerns

TACOMA (AP) — Fire chiefs and union leaders in Pierce County, home of the City of Tacoma, say about 30 percent of their departments or membership have yet to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and they worry what

LA man suing Nirvana members and others over album cover

LOS ANGELES – The 30-year-old man pictured as a naked baby on the cover of the multimillion-selling Nirvana album “Nevermind” filed suit Tuesday in Los Angeles, alleging the former members of the grunge-rock trio, various record companies,

Franklin County commissioner walks out of meeting over mandate

PASCO, Wash. (AP) — The regular meeting of the Franklin County commissioners in Washington disintegrated into a rally against the state’s mask mandate, with one commissioner walking out in protest. Franklin County Commissioner Clint Didier, along with

Covid crisis teams deployed in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials are deploying “crisis teams” of hundreds of nurses, respiratory therapists, paramedics and nursing assistants to regions of the state hardest hit by a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations that have stretched

Seahawks sign/lose TE Luke Willson within 24 hours

RENTON — Tight end Luke Willson said he’s stepping away from football one day after re-signing with the Seahawks. Willson says he realized it was time to move on after being back in the building and participating