Police in Puyallup are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl who has not been seen in several days. Leialoha Warr was reported missing on Tuesday, March 31, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Additional details, including a clothing description and possible destination, were not given. Police are urging anyone…
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that a woman found dead in a Puyallup lake earlier this year died by suicide. Ginger Meier, 60, died from drowning and her death was classified her death as a suicide, according to official records. Meier’s body was discovered on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Puyallup’s Bradley Lake…
Tributes are pouring in for a 20-year-old Puyallup welder who was killed in a workplace accident. Isaac Rainer died Sunday, March 15, in an industrial accident, according to his obituary. A cause of death was not given. A welder and millwright for an industrial fabricator, Rainer was known for far more than his trade. Loved…
The US Department of Education has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the Puyallup School District following reports that a 16-year-old female wrestler was sexually assaulted during a match against a male competitor in a girls-only division. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Friday, Feb. 13, that it initiated a directed investigation…
Police are seeking tips after a cyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in Puyallup. The incident happened just after 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Meridian Avenue (State Route 161) and 168th Street East, Washington State Patrol said. A preliminary investigation revealed that a white Mercedes C-Class struck the bicyclist before speeding off—with…
A stolen car packed with four juveniles led officers on a high-speed chase through Pierce County before deputies used a PIT maneuver to stop it, authorities said. The chase began around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, when a Puyallup police officer spotted the stolen vehicle near 112th Street South and Pacific Avenue South. The car…
