‘I’m done’: Steve Linville spots a man on a bridge and stalls him until police come | Steve Linville was in a car with a friend going on a brief errand that took them across the Yakima Avenue Bridge from Tacoma’s Lincoln District toward the Hilltop. The first time they passed the man on the bridge, Linville thought something looked a bit odd.

Home from war: Man wears badges he didn’t earn | Family, friends and veterans groups filled the airport terminal to greet Jordan Olson. They held balloons, American flags and banners. Hugs and handshakes abounded.

String of heists: Man, 35, booked on suspicion of 10 counts | An observant Pierce County sheriff’s deputy appears to have halted a string of bank robberies in University Place and Lakewood.

Tacoma - | Tacoma Rainiers President Aaron Artman took issue this week with statements from members of one of the losing bidders for renovating Cheney Stadium that their team’s design included a public concourse.

OLYMPIA: House OKs tax package as session deadline looms | House Democrats finally approved their $680 million tax package in the wee hours Tuesday morning, but time was running out on the Senate and the House as they moved to negotiate the budget and a way to pay for it.

OLYMPIA: Several bills cleared as time grows short on session | Lawmakers finished much of their work Tuesday on what has been a major thrust of this year’s session in Olympia: dealing with the fallout from November’s tragic deaths in a Parkland coffee shop.

| The Pierce County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an early-morning house fire that critically injured a Spanaway woman.

| Tacoma police were searching Tuesday for two men who robbed another man at gunpoint as he walked to an East Side convenience store.

cutbacks: Executive orders most agencies to cut spending 1 percent, but much more may be needed | Pierce County faces a $6 million budget hole as the worst recession in decades continues to take a toll on county revenue.

I-5: Women injured when vehicle taken | A Spanaway man was booked into the Pierce County Jail on Tuesday after police said he fled officers at high speed, carjacked a minivan from two women and ran onto military property.

Route 16: Latest traffic revisions begin this weekend, likely to cause headaches | After nearly 40 years, the “weave” to the Sprague Avenue exit ramp on Tacoma’s Nalley Valley Viaduct is going away. This weekend’s closure likely will cause its own congestion but should reduce the intense maneuvering drivers face getting onto state Route 16 from Interstate 5.

Seymour: Irish holiday celebrated at conservatory | Don’t expect leprechauns or pots of gold in the St. Patrick Display at the Seymour Botanical Conservatory.