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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Sound Transit will raze Federal Way megachurch to erect rail facility, board decides

Jun. 28—A Federal Way megachurch will be razed to make way for Sound Transit's latest light rail maintenance facility that will one day serve Tacoma, the agency's board ruled Thursday. When Link light rail reaches Tacoma in 2035, trains will use an operations and maintenance facility located between South 336th Street and South 341st Place and between Interstate 5 and state Route 99. It will ...
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Before 6 died in Tacoma wreck, officials knew intersection was deadly, lawsuit claims

Jun. 13—Washington state and local officials knew of dangers posed by a Tacoma intersection, and the state studied and discussed re-designing it years before six people were killed in a wreck at the crossing last July, according to a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit, filed June 4 in Pierce County Superior Court by the parents of one of the victims, alleges that the State Route 509 and ...
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Can you legally brake check a driver for aggressive tailgating? Here’s what WA law says

Jun. 14—Road rage manifests itself in many ways, from drivers honking their horns and yelling to cutting off other people. However, one of the most stressful forms of road rage may be tailgating — when another driver follows closely behind your car, leaving little room for reaction in case of a sudden stop. What should you do if a vehicle is at an unsafe distance behind you while driving? Is ...