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Iraq War Memorial at Marine Park this Weekend

Saturday, September 4th, 04:11pm

Arlington Northwest Memorial is visiting Marine Park this weekend. The memorial is made up of over 4,000 grave markers, one for every US Solider killed in the Iraq War. Each one of the markers has the name of the service member killed, as well as where they were killed, how old they were, and in some cases a personal message from their family or loved ones. The memorial has also been shown at the State Capitol, and will only be up at this location through Sunday.

The memorial is put together by the 109th Chapter of Veterans for Peace.

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Tacoma mom gets 14 years in killing of toddler

Submitted by Associated Press on Saturday, September 4th, 01:18pm

A 22-year-old Tacoma mother who admitted to killing her toddler has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Melani Lotu was sentenced in Pierce County Superior Court on Friday.

She had pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder in the September 2008 death of her 13-month-old son, Lorenzo. He died of acute head trauma.

Court records show that relatives told police that Lotu flew into a rage and beat him severely that September after the boy vomited on her, according to a report in the Tacoma News Tribune.

Relatives later took him to the hospital, but he died.

Relatives also told police Lotu had been beating the boy for weeks. At one point they say they took the boy away from her out of fear for his safety, according to court filings.

Prosecutors first charged Lotu with homicide by abuse, which carries a 20-year-sentence, but later decided they couldn't prove that charge.

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Scores from Week 1 of Nisqually, Sea-Tac football

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Saturday, September 4th, 12:43pm

Here are the scores from the first week of football action in the 1A Nisqually League and the 2B Sea-Tac/Northwest League. Conference teams are marked in italics.

Nisqually League

Cedar Park Christian 45, Ingraham 6
Charles Wright 13, Tacoma Baptist 0
Kingston 20, Chimacum 18
Eatonville 17, Orting 14
Coupeville 33, Port Townsend 7
Chelan 35, Vashon 7
Life Christian/Seattle Christian 44, Seattle Lutheran 22 at Qwest Field (Saturday)
Cascade Christian 34, Nooksack Valley 21 at Qwest Field (Saturday)

Sea-Tac/Northwest League

Concrete 54, Liberty Bell 0
Granite Falls 42, Darrington 7
Friday Harbor 29, LaConner 8
Northwest Christian (Lacey) 45, Rainier Christian 0
Charles Wright 13, Tacoma Baptist 0
Orcas Island 52, Valley (Sanders, AZ) 0 (Thursday)
Life Christian/Seattle Christian 44, Seattle Lutheran 22 at Qwest Field (Saturday)

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Football scores from the Narrows League

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Saturday, September 4th, 11:31am

Here are the Friday night scores from the Narrows League for both 4A and 3A. League teams are in italics.

Narrows 4A:

Bellarmine Prep 38, Bishop Blanchet 0
Central Kitsap 13, Eastlake 10
Gig Harbor 31, Peninsula 7
Lincoln 26, Mt. Tahoma 22
Olympia 27, Tumwater 21 (OT)
South Kitsap 20, Vancouver College (BC) 6
Stadium 34, Wilson 10
North Thurston 49, Shelton 28 (Thursday)

Narrows 3A:

Lincoln 26, Mt. Tahoma 22
Stadium 34, Wilson 10
Enumclaw 40, Yelm 14
Capital 28, O’Dea 0 (Thursday)
Kent-Meridian 38, Foss 27 (Saturday)
Camas 29, Timberline 15 at Qwest Field (Saturday)

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Football scores for SPSL 4A, 3A and 2A

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Saturday, September 4th, 11:20am

Here are Friday night’s SPSL scores, from 4A, 3A and 2A, with Thursday's results added, as well.

SPSL 4A:

Auburn 28, Kentridge 14
Curtis 34, Rogers 13
Graham-Kapowsin 41, Federal Way 17
Kentlake 26, Auburn Riverside 12
Kentwood 69, Mt. Rainier 0
Puyallup 58, Spanaway Lake 14
Thomas Jefferson 21, Tahoma 7 (Thursday)
Permian (Texas) 39, Bethel 21 (Thursday)
Todd Beamer 42, Emerald Ridge 7 (Saturday)
Kent-Meridian 38, Foss 27 (Saturday)

SPSL 3A:

Lakes 63, Clover Park 21
Enumclaw 40, Yelm 14
Gig Harbor 31, Peninsula 7
Bonney Lake 41, White River 0
Kennedy Catholic 41, Decatur 7 (Thursday)
Sumner 42, Auburn Mountainview 3 (Thursday)

SPSL 2A:

Man shot dead by Tacoma police officers

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Friday, September 3rd, 03:23pm

A knife-wielding man was fatally shot by two Tacoma police officers on Friday afternoon.

The incident took place at a bus stop outside the Loose Wheel Tavern in the 6100 block of Sixth Ave. just after 3 p.m.

Police spokesman Mark Fulghum said the two police officers approached a man armed with a knife and ordered him to drop the weapon. But instead of complying, the man raised the knife and advanced toward the officers, prompting them to open fire.

"It was a very short distance where the officer encountered the subject. The motion that he gave was over his head, toward the officers," said Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell, who said he believes the shooting was justified.

Brett, the kitchen manager at the Loose Wheel, said he saw a "homeless guy in our parking lot with a knife."

Brett described the man as "stabbing cars" with the knife when police were called.

"Police tried to get him to drop the knife," said Brett. "They asked four or five times for him to drop the knife."

A stretch of Sixth Ave. was closed around the scene for investigation.

Bumbershoot headliner Neko Case sings about hometown of Tacoma

Submitted by Conor Christofferson, KOMO Communities Reporter

Friday, September 3rd, 03:00pm

Neko Case will play Bumbershoot's main stage tomorrow, so it seemed like a good time to post her tribute to Tacoma. Case is originally from Virginia, but spent much of her childhood in Tacoma.

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Homeless advocate battling brain tumor named Community Champion

Submitted by Travis Mayfield, KOMO Communities Manager

Friday, September 3rd, 01:46pm

Lindsay Hamre is nothing short of amazing.

Now she's officially a Community Champion too.

Congratulations Lindsay, we're all pulling for you!

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Child molester sentenced to 22 years in prison

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Friday, September 3rd, 12:06pm

Spanaway's Jeffrey R. Smiley was sentenced this morning to more than 22 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl, according documents released by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Smiley, 37, was arrested in July of 2009 after a girl came forward claiming he had molested her in the woods of the Fort Lewis Military Reservation near Spanaway.
Investigators searched the publicly-accessible woods, and at two locations found camera equipment, children's clothes, toys, mattresses and sexual paraphernalia.

Families welcome home 8th airlift squadron

Submitted by Conor Christofferson, KOMO Communities Reporter

Friday, September 3rd, 10:45am

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