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Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located in the U.S. state of Washington between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 96 miles (155 km) south of the United States–Canadian border in King County, of which it is the county seat. Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city in Washington, USA. The city is situated on a peninsula on the southern end of Washington's Puget Sound, in an area 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle, 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the State capital, Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. According to 2006 Washington State OFM estimates, Tacoma has an estimated population of 199,600. Tacoma stands as the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area, the third-largest in the state, and the seat of government of Pierce County.

 

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News for Washington from The Seattle Times

Idaho man facing terror charges will remain jailed

May 21, 2013 7:40 pm

An Uzbek national facing terrorism-related charges in Idaho will remain jailed pending his trial after waiving his right to a detention hearing.

 

NH marks presidential primary's 100th anniversary

May 21, 2013 7:40 pm

Defenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics paid tribute to the past Tuesday while warning other states not to interfere with its future as the first-in-the-nation primary stat...

 

More tornadoes in forecast for central U.S. Tuesday

May 21, 2013 7:39 pm

More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.

 

No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery

May 21, 2013 7:39 pm

Top lawmakers and officials say the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.

 

Miles and minutes: Okla. tornado by the numbers

May 21, 2013 7:39 pm

An exceptionally devastating tornado hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday afternoon, twisting through subdivisions and across a highway, leaving debris and confusion in its wake. Some of th...

 

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

May 21, 2013 7:38 pm

Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were kil...

 

Arias asks jury to give her life in prison

May 21, 2013 7:38 pm

Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest o...

 

Davydenko loses in 1st round in Duesseldorf

May 21, 2013 7:35 pm

Nikolay Davydenko lost his fourth straight match Tuesday, falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to "lucky loser" Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in the first round of the Power Horse Cup.

 

The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

May 21, 2013 7:33 pm

The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.

 

Iran candidate list for presidential race

May 21, 2013 7:33 pm

The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits.

 
 

Latest news for Seattle Washington from Puget Sound Business Journal

Seattle ad startup HasOffers raises $9.4M from prominent techies

May 21, 2013 7:11 pm

Seattle mobile advertising software startup HasOffers announced late Monday that it has raised $9.4 million in a series A round that included investments by some notable Seattle techies. The round wa...

 

Former Congressman Brian Baird named president of Antioch University Seattle

May 21, 2013 6:19 pm

Former U.S. congressman Brian Baird has been named the next president of Antioch University Seattle. Baird, who represented Washingtons third district from 1999 until 2011 and also has a background a...

 

Xbox One: Microsoft reveals new all-in-one entertainment device

May 21, 2013 6:08 pm

Video-game console? What video-game console? Microsoft revealed the newest version of what was once its video-game console. Now the Xbox has become an entertainment system that gives customers access...

 

The List: Top 5 corporate philanthropists large companies

May 21, 2013 5:56 pm

Microsoft may be a giant in the world of technology, but it's also huge in the world of the arts. The company gave more than $44 million in cash and software in fiscal 2012 to arts organizations worl...

 

Veteran VC predicts an education revolution

May 21, 2013 4:55 pm

Avery More made a mark more than 20 years ago running 1980s computer retail pioneers CompuCom and Computer City, which he sold to CompUSA in 1998. But he says he has always been more of a tech entrep...

 

787 begins flying out of Denver

May 21, 2013 1:39 pm

Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner goes into service at Denver International Airport Tuesday following its three-month grounding for battery problems. United Airlines the only U.S. carrier currently flying...

 

Eric Idle delivers Whitman College commencement address, sings

May 21, 2013 1:34 pm

Comedian Eric Idle of "Monty Python" fame delivered the 2013 commencement address at Whitman College in Walla Walla on Sunday. Idle, whose daughter Lily was one of the college's 371 graduat...

 

Sprint ups its offer for Clearwire

May 21, 2013 1:18 pm

In a move that surprised few people, Sprint Nextel Corp. has increased its offer to buy Clearwire Corp. to $3.40 per share from the previous offer of $2.97 per share. The new offer means that the spe...

 

Microsoft falls in global brand ranking; Apple still No. 1

May 21, 2013 1:08 pm

Microsoft Corp. fell two spots in the worldwide ranking of most valuable global brands to No. 7, while Apple Inc. retained its No. 1 ranking. Apple's brand value is now worth $185 billion. Microsoft'...

 

NanoString Technologies plans IPO, could raise $86.2M

May 21, 2013 12:55 pm

NanoString Technologies Inc., a Seattle bioinformatics company, is planning an initial public offering of its stock that could raise more than $86 million. According to the company's filing with the ...

 
 

News for Tacoma Washington from The News Tribune

Hiking the Wonderland Trail: Fueling up for the long haul

May 19, 2013 11:50 am

Ideas for eating right while challenging your body on the trail | By our fifth day on the trail, I thought I’d grown accustomed to the exotic eating habits of Matt Misterek. But as I peele...

 

New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff to speak in Tacoma

May 16, 2013 9:21 am

New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff brings his "Love Does Stuff 2013" Christian-themed conference to the Tacoma Convention Center on Thursday and Friday. It will feature speakers, s...

 

Marianne Binetti: You're going to be a busy bee in your garden

May 16, 2013 9:13 am

Now that we’re halfway through May, it’s time for color, time for planting most annuals and bedding plants, time to fertilize roses, perennials and young vegetable starts, and ti...

 

No more oil-soaked eggplant dishes

May 15, 2013 8:05 am

You can use the fruit – yes, it’s a fruit – to hold together tasty vegetarian filling | What’s ideal about the eggplant is that it has so many uses other than...

 

Simple beauty of pretzel bread

May 15, 2013 8:05 am

People say beauty is skin-deep like it’s a bad thing.

 

Uncork a superb King Cab in all price points

May 15, 2013 8:05 am

The Northwest, particularly Washington, has distinguished itself in recent years as a prime region for the king of wines.

 

Purchase or create clever placemats

May 15, 2013 8:05 am

The placemat is a favorite at many dinner tables: The often-whimsical plastic version catches the slip of spaghetti from a youngster’s fork, while a nice cotton placemat elevates the dinin...

 

Freon soon will go away, so expect to pay more to keep using it

May 15, 2013 8:05 am

Dear Angie: My air conditioning contractor just charged me $100 per pound for R-22 refrigerant. This is a lot more than I paid four years ago. Is this a fair price these days? — Albert M.,...

 

Organize the laundry room to make the most of oft-used room

May 15, 2013 8:05 am

How is it that one of the most-used rooms in many homes is also one of the most neglected? This spring-cleaning season, take some time out to set up your laundry room so that washing and drying aren...

 

Orting's Chase Garden has an ethereal feel

May 15, 2013 8:05 am

On a ridge above the Puyallup River Valley, the world seems to have flipped upside down. Or maybe it’s just returned to normal. Fifteen minutes from the big-box stores of Meridian Avenue, ...

 
 

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