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Teens stabbed during street brawl
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Coming up... • Outdoor concerts
continue in Bonney Lake and Buckley. Tunes@ Tapps features the iCorp Band at 6:30 tonight, Wednesday, at Allan Yorke Park. Buckley’s Music in the Park begins at 6 p.m. Thursday and features the Pan Leggo Steelband.
By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
crews arrived just four minutes later at the fully-engulfed, single-wide mobile home - just off the intersection of Prairie Ridge Drive East and 147th Street East - they located a deceased male inside the burning structure. Two others sustained life-threatening injuries and were quickly transported by ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The victim was later identified as 83-year-old Robert Reeder. The injured men were identified as Reeder’s adult sons. The blaze was in the Prairie Ridge neighborhood on the south side of Bonney Lake. The Pierce County Fire Marshall’s
Two teenagers were stabbed and a third landed in jail Saturday afternoon, the result of a brawl arranged through social media. It was shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday when multiple 911 calls were received by emergency dispatchers. Witnesses told of the pre-arranged fight, which turned into a stabbing, in the vicinity of Kibler Avenue and Lorraine Street in Enumclaw. Police responded and found two victims, one 18 and one 16. The suspect had fled the scene. The 18-year-old was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with injuries that were considered lifethreatening, according to an EPD press release. The 16-year-old was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Enumclaw, treated and released. EPD Capt. Bob Huebler said the two 18-year-olds had agreed to fight, using social media to identify a time and place to meet. When the fight turned into a stabbing, the 16-year-old got involved and suffered
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Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of 77. The sun remains through Saturday, with daytime highs reaching into the mid-80s. Nights should be clear with temperatures in the mid-50s. Things could change a bit Sunday, with a slight chance of showers..
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East Pierce firefighters, above, battled a Prairie Ridge fire that resulted in one death and two injuries. Below, crews from several agencies extinguished a Buckley blaze that damaged two properties. Photo above courtesy of East Pierce Fire and Rescue; photo below by Karla Schroeder.
One dead in Bonney Lake fire, Friday blaze damages VFW hall By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
A pair of dramatic fires rattled Plateau communities late last week – one for the loss of life and another for the damage done to a small-town institution. Flames were doused, the smoke cleared and, in both instances, investigations were quickly concluded.
One dies, two hurt
A plume of acrid smoke and the sound of helicopters hovering overhead marked the scene of a tragic, Thursday afternoon fire. It was a few minutes before 4 p.m. when the first call arrived at East Pierce Fire and Rescue. When fire
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