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Same-Sex Couples Get First Marriage Licenses in Pierce County

Same-Sex Couples Get First Marriage Licenses in Pierce County from Akiko Oda on Vimeo.

Despite the early morning, same-sex couples were all smiles as they celebrated the first day of legal gay marriage in Washington state at the Pierce County Auditor’s Office on Dec. 6, 2012.

Hit-and-Run Victim: 'I Deserve Answers and Someone to Come Forward'

Hit-and-Run Victim: 'I Deserve Answers and Someone to Come Forward' from Akiko Oda on Vimeo.

Chloe Williams, 15, of Puyallup said she wants the driver who hit her on March 14 to come forward. 

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Comcast-Time Warner Merger Could Cause A 'Huge War' In Washington, D.C.

In Washington, D.C., Comcast has hired more than 80 lobbyists to sell its $45 billion mega-merger with Time Warner Cable.

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Tacoma Teacher Wins Milken Educator Award

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Ecstatic students swarmed Nathan Gibbs-Bowling seconds after he heard Senator Patty Murray announce that he is the 2013–14 Milken Educator Award winner for the state of Washington. Courtesy of Milken Family Foundation
A high school social studies teacher in Tacoma was caught off guard when he received a national award for his exceptional work in the classroom. Nate Gibbs-Bowling was called out in an assembly on Tuesday at Lincoln High School to receive a $25,000 Milken Educator Award. 

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All Lanes Open on Tacoma Narrows Bridge

After shutting off the Tacoma Narrows Bridge due to falling ice, the Washington State Patrol opened all lanes on Jan. 20, 2012.

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Parents of Bullied Student Speak Out at School Board Meeting

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Credit: Akiko Oda/Gig Harbor Patch
Randall and Karla Kinney said they don't think John Rosi should be allowed back in the classroom. They also said they taught their son to put on a strong face to deal with bullying at school.

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EMS Levy Supporter: ‘I Would be Dead’ Without the Gig Harbor Fire Department

Kirk "Sonny" Putnam shares why he supports Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One's Emergency Medical Services levy in April.

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Gig Harbor Residents to Weigh in on Kopachuck's Future

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will be holding a public meeting June 22 to discuss ways to handle the Douglas fir/root rot issue at the Kopachuck State Park.

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