Pierce County Council passes 2017 Comprehensive Plan amendments

The Pierce County Council passed 6-1 Ordinance 2017-6s which adopted the 2017 Comprehensive Plan amendments with no changes to current Agricultural Resource Land (ARL) policies.

The Pierce County Comprehensive Plan sets the direction for accommodating and ...

Figueroa and Swanson elected to leadership of Rainier Communications Commission

University Place Mayor Javier Figueroa and City of Puyallup Councilmember Tom Swanson have been elected to lead the Rainier Communications Commission, which advises local jurisdictions on telecommunications issues and televises local government programmin...Read on...

Sunset Festival of Bands now airing on Pierce County TV

The Sunset Festival of Bands is being televised for the first time in its six-year history, thanks to Pierce County TV.

The high school marching band demonstration was held Oct. 25 at Sumner High School’s Sunset Stadium. Hosted by Sumner High, the nine...Read on...

Pierce County TV's newscast named No. 1 in the nation

Pierce County TV's weekly newscast was named tops in the nation last week by a national industry group's Government Programming Awards.

The award for the program "Pierce County News" was one of four first-place finishes for PCTV, which airs c...Read on...

Pierce County TV debuts mobile app and talk show, earns Emmy nomination

Pierce County TV has launched a mobile app and a new public affairs talk show to enhance its coverage of local people, programs and events.

The PCTV app, available for Apple and Android devices, makes it easy to watch the channel’s original programming...Read on...

PCTV wins 5 first-place programming awards

Pierce County TV, which produces videos about people, programs and events in the region, won five first-place awards for programming by a leading national industry group.

Judges with the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors ...Read on...

PCTV earns 2 EMMY nominations

Pierce County TV, which manages government access programming for the county and six of its cities and towns, has earned two EMMY nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Winners will be announced on June 15, 2013.

"P...Read on...

Pierce County team receives Open Government Award

A team of Pierce County employees who redesigned part of the county's website to make it much easier for citizens to access public records were honored Wednesday, April 3, by the Washington Coalition for Open Government.

It was the second time in three...Read on...

New websites boost Pierce County's online services

Pierce County has launched a major redesign of three websites that significantly upgrades the public's ability to stay informed about programs and services.

The sites, launched on Nov. 18, offer new tools and features that improve the user experience, ...Read on...

PCTV wins 12 national awards

Monday Oct 08 2012 2:05 PM

Pierce County Television, which provides information and transparency for local governments, was recently recognized in 12 award categories by a national industry association.

PCTV's awards included recognition for two of ...Read on...

Pierce County wins awards for online improvements

Pierce County has won two national awards for creating online tools that streamline the building permit process and improve the management of electronic records in the criminal justice system.

The National Association of Counties Achievement Awards wil...Read on...

Rainier Country earns EMMY nomination

Wednesday Apr 25 2012 11:21 AM

A Pierce County TV (PCTV) video production has been nominated for a Northwest Regional EMMY by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The news magazine show Rainier Country was nominated for its 2011-12...Read on...

137 Pierce County volunteers honored

Longtime 4-H leader Cathy Swenson will be honored as the Volunteer of the Year during the 34th annual Pierce County Volunteer Recognition Brunch on Saturday, March 17.

Swenson has volunteered with 4-H for nearly 50 years. She has led the clothing proje...Read on...

Pierce County receives $450,000 for Puyallup River flood study

Pierce County announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allocated $450,000 to continue studying strategies to address significant flooding issues along the Puyallup River.

Known as the Puyallup River General Investigation, the study is a six-year, coo...Read on...