Spanaway Lake closed because of toxic algae
Last revised Aug. 20, 2024 You, your family and your pets should stay out of the water. We closed Spanaway Lake because of toxic algae.
We issued a Marine Beach Warning Advisory at Tacoma’s Jack Hyde Beach.
Last revised July 17, 2024 Don’t swim or wade at Jack Hyde Beach in Tacoma. Don’t swim or wade at Jack Hyde Beach in Tacoma.
March 21, 2024

Last revised Jan. 17, 2025 Key messages Updates New Director of Public Health starts work!
Learn more about how we protect and improve your health during National Public Health Week.

Last revised Oct. 16, 2025 Even if you didn’t think much about public health 2 years ago, you probably do now.
As schools open and daycare outbreaks grow, we can protect each other’s families.
Last revised Jan. 23, 2025 My son Charlie is a pandemic baby if ever there was one. One Monday in March 2020, my wife and I learned she was pregnant.
How to run errands during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Last revised Jan. 17, 2025 Stay safe when you run errands or exercise. Social distancing is vital right now as we work to slow the spread of COVID-19. Gov.
Questions about COVID-19? We have answers. Lots of them.
Last revised Jan. 17, 2025 Extraordinary times call for extraordinary levels of communication.