I tried a Claude Code alternative that's local, open source, and completely free - how it works

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how I got started.

Tacoma’s historic Armory will be on the market soon. What should it become next?

The bigger question in Tacoma ... isn’t creativity or intent — it’s feasibility,” one developer told The News Tribune..

Roads funding, budget deficit, protecting Oregon’s immigrants top 2026 legislative priorities

Ninety lawmakers from across Oregon will gather today at the State Capitol in Salem to tackle a host of urgent issues, ...
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Tucker council to talk loitering law, streetlight district

Tucker City Council will hold a special-called meeting on Feb. 2 and will discuss updating the city’s loitering code as well ...