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The leading online news and information source for Tacoma, Washington and the South Puget Sound.

Tacoma, WA

Joined September 2007

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Despite his racist rants, Hulk Hogan spoke to me as an essential American icon | Opinion thenewstribune.com/opinion/articl…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The Hulkster was not perfect, but through his commitment and resolve became a staple in American culture, writes columnist LeBron Hill.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 8 h

Jeffrey Epstein’s story is more than sex abuse. It’s also about corporate corruption | Opinion thenewstribune.com/opinion/articl…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The Trump administration is moving to defund the agency that polices misconduct like what happened at Victoria’s Secret. | Opinion

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 8 h

Sending Washington shipbuilding contracts out of state betrays Tacoma | Opinion thenewstribune.com/opinion/articl…

thenewstribune's tweet card. When contracts go out of state, so do the jobs. Each ferry constructed outside Washington forfeits hundreds of local union paychecks. | Opinion

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 48 m

Grandson fatally shoots grandma, then grandpa as he tries to get help, FL cops say thenewstribune.com/news/nation-wo…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The grandfather sought help from his neighbor when another volley of gunfire hit both of them, deputies said.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 58 m

Trade! Mariners acquire slugging infielder Josh Naylor from Arizona Diamondbacks thenewstribune.com/sports/article…

thenewstribune's tweet card. Mariners general manager Justin Hollander: “We are excited to not face him anymore.”

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 2 h

Are animals leaving Yellowstone National Park in ‘mass exodus’? NPS weighs in thenewstribune.com/news/nation-wo…

thenewstribune's tweet card. “In conclusion, as Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘don’t believe everything you see on tiktok. Something like that.”

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 3 h

Watch as moose cool off under sprinklers in Idaho. ‘Free dinner and a shower’ thenewstribune.com/news/nation-wo…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The moose strolled across the city until wildlife officers stepped in.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 4 h

Alligator clamps down on woman’s arm and drags her underwater, Florida cops say thenewstribune.com/news/nation-wo…

thenewstribune's tweet card. She was waist-deep in a river, officials say.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 4 h

15 new restaurants, bars around Tacoma bring arepas, dan-dan, shawarma, more thenewstribune.com/entertainment/…

thenewstribune's tweet card. Head just past Northeast Tacoma for Szechuan, to University Place for Lebanese, Puyallup for pho and Gig Harbor for Thai.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 5 h

Why haven’t Epstein files been released? Most Americans agree on answer, poll finds thenewstribune.com/news/nation-wo…

thenewstribune's tweet card. It comes as Trump officials are set to meet with longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 6 h

Child found wandering leads police to home with kids in cages, PA cops say thenewstribune.com/news/nation-wo…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The officer responding found a “horrifying situation in the house,” court records said.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 7 h

Bear mauls solo hiker near popular trailhead in Alaska mountains, officials say thenewstribune.com/news/nation-wo…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The bear ran off after the attack, officials said.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 8 h

Tacoma man fatally shot in ‘argument about nothing.’ His killer is now sentenced thenewstribune.com/news/local/cri…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The victim’s loved ones lambasted the defendant for taking the life of a man described as the glue that held his family together.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 8 h

Man loses wife’s ashes, his home and his 24-year-old cat in Pierce County fire thenewstribune.com/news/local/com…

thenewstribune's tweet card. “It gets me down, but I have to keep going,” he said.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 9 h

U.S. government sold off aging ships. Northwest states left to pay the price thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

thenewstribune's tweet card. Washington and Oregon are calling on the federal government to destroy its own decrepit vessels to prevent them from getting into the public’s hands.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 9 h

Boy catches record-setting fish in Arkansas. It weighs just 1 pound, 15 ounces thenewstribune.com/news/nation-wo…

thenewstribune's tweet card. What makes the fish so special?

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 9 h

Hundreds expected to protest against Trump at July 26 ‘Families First’ rally in Olympia thenewstribune.com/news/politics-…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The protest comes weeks after President Donald Trump signed the controversial One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 9 h

This Tacoma Fred Meyer is set to close amid Kroger’s reduction of stores nationwide thenewstribune.com/news/business/…

thenewstribune's tweet card. Plans call for 60 Kroger-owned stores nationwide to shutter over 18 months.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 9 h

Could Trump budget cuts hurt WA wildfire fighting efforts? We asked an expert thenewstribune.com/news/state/was…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The state Department of Natural Resources received $20.5 million in federal funding last year.

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Tacoma News Tribune@thenewstribune · 9 h

This Pierce County shop has a self-serve bar, a view of the water and PNW gifts thenewstribune.com/news/local/com…

thenewstribune's tweet card. The store features “outdoor casual” clothing brands and a place to sit and sip while you shop.

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