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The Grays Harbor County Coroner’s Office says the victim has been identified as 51-year-old Annie Fears of Tacoma. A body discovered on a Grays Harbor beach earlier this fall is now officially being investigated as a homicide. The Grays Harbor County Coroner’s Office says the victim has been identified as 51-year-old...

Driving down Lake City Way, there’s a warm light in the distance — a beacon calling you to a bar room full of beers and bands. The soft, yellow light that’s been glowing for decades is the sign for the Shanty Tavern, though it’s known by another name to its owner.

That’s a frame grab from a video Easy Street Records posted on social media, reporting that the person seen in the video broke the glass in their front door at noon Christmas Day, on a rare closure day for the shop. From the post: “For many of us in the retail industry, these kind of moments are really discouraging,...

Some University of Washington students will soon get a major financial break — thanks to an anonymous donor. Earlier this month, the University of Washington announced in a press release that an approximately $50 million gift will help cover senior-year tuition for undergraduate students in UW’s Medical Laboratory...

Tacoma, Washington is a city of about 222,000 persons, 35 miles southwest of Seattle along Interstate 5. It, and the broader Pierce County of which it is the largest city, are typical of many areas of the United States: majority white but with visible communities of color—including many first generation...

Lisa Qian, a former data scientist with LinkedIn and Airbnb, has been hired as Seattle’s first-ever artificial intelligence officer. Qian will work across all 39 city departments and report to Seattle’s IT director. According to the job description, she will be tasked with developing citywide AI strategy, educating...

Sandra Mears refused to believe the Lynnwood Hygiene Center would close, even as she planned its goodbye party. Around 700 unsheltered people in south Snohomish County relied on the center for hot showers, meals and a safe place to rest. But last month, after five years of renting the site for free to the Jean Kim...

Bond was not addressed at the hearing because the defendant refused to appear in court.

TACOMA, Wash. — Santa Claus made his morning rounds at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma on Christmas Day, bringing holiday cheer to pediatric patients and their families in the hospital. Santa went room by room, jingling bells and greeting both children and parents, spreading joy to those...

SEATTLE — Austin and Mary Watson shared a Christmas dinner at The 5 Point Cafe in Seattle this Thursday evening. The couple sat outside on the patio in their Santa hats, with festive, and dive-bar appropriate, decorations hanging around them. "Ambiance is awesome," Austin said. "It's always fun." They...