Tacoma WA

Septic system repairs are the next hurdle to the sale of a controversial public property on the Key Peninsula. Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department records show that the septic system at 15610 Olson Dr. NW has had routine inspections and pumps done since at least 2010. Most reports show the system functioning as...

All lanes of northbound State Route (SR) 167 will reopen at 5 a.m. on Tuesday following a months-long closure due to an over-height commercial truck that damaged the Third Avenue Southwest overpass. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) stated that northbound SR 167 will be closed overnight on...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Washington starts the morning under a cold, quiet sky, but the real concern sits beneath the surface. Saturated soil across western parts of the state has pushed landslide risk higher, and another round of...

A flock of chickens was rescued by Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies last month after they were dumped on a roadway near Tumwater. Deputies arrived at the scene near Tilley Road, where several chickens were making a “very vocal traffic hazard,” PCSO Sheriff Sanders announced. Deputies...

OCEAN SHORES, Wash. — A Tacoma woman whose body was found in Ocean Shores in October died by "homicidal violence," the Grays Harbor County Corner said on Monday. Annie Fears, 51, was found on the beach in Ocean Shores on Oct. 22. Her family and the Grays County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in...

A 48-year-old man was shot and killed Friday night on Marvin Road as a result of road rage, Lacey police said Sunday. Police were dispatched to the 2400 block of Marvin Road Northeast just before 9 p.m. Friday. The suspect and victim were unknown to each other, and the incident happened relatively quickly, Sgt. Jon...

That’s the message the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) has for drivers after a man was arrested in Graham for a road rage incident where he was seen on dashcam assaulting a woman.

A former Eastside real estate broker was convicted of a scheme that stole more than $2 million from 22 victims, most of whom were Seattle residents.

A sudden Christmas Eve windstorm threat has Western Washington meteorologists scrambling Monday. The December 2025 storm, which was not in forecasts just 24 hours ago, could bring 40 to 60 mph wind gusts to Seattle, the Puget Sound region, and areas from the Oregon border to Vancouver, B.C. on Wednesday, raising...

Hundreds of families received holiday hams in Tacoma during the second annual “Hams for the Holiday” event, a partnership between Commencement Bank, Nourish Pierce County and the Tacoma Dome.