By Jason Hagey, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Jun. 7--When Tacoma adopted a new critical areas ordinance three years ago, it did not include buffer areas along the city's marine shoreline.

By Brent Champaco, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 29--The state wants to "open up" the only intersection on Highway 16 to make driving on the growing Peninsula easier and safer.

By Amy Cannata, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Apr.

By Rob Carson, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Apr. 3--The state and a Texas-based moving company have at last come to terms on how to get a giant expansion joint, stuck at the Idaho-Washington border since March 17, delivered to the new Tacoma Narrows bridge.

By Kris Sherman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Feb. 28--In a few years, flipping your light switch or powering up your computer might bring you currents from the Tacoma Narrows.