‘I’m not leaving unless you kidnap me’: Bodycam video, investigation rules shed light on...
GIG HARBOR, Wash. — A new investigative update is offering a clearer picture of how authorities are handling the mass stabbing on Washington’s Key Peninsula that left four women dead and ended with a deputy-involved shooting. Investigators with the Pierce County Force Investigation Team confirmed this week that...
Man on trial for 2023 Maple Valley, WA double murder
MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. - The trial for a man accused of murdering a mother of five and another man back in 2023 is underway in Kent. Double murder suspect Brandon Gerner is on trial for the killings of Robert Leroy Riley and Ashley Nicole Williams, whose bodies were found dumped in bushes and buried under trash in Maple...
O’Reilly Slapped With $5.6M Bill In Washington Pregnancy Bias Showdown
O'Reilly Auto Parts is cutting a $5.6 million check to more than 50 current and former Washington employees after the state hammered out a consent decree over allegations the company systematically shut down pregnancy and nursing accommodations at its stores and at a Puyallup distribution center. The payout caps a...
Bomb Squad Finds Explosive Device in Car Near Kitsap Store
A late-night call about a man acting strangely outside a convenience store in Kitsap County quickly escalated into something far more serious after a possible explosive was found.
Seattle police chief: Officers will be disciplined if they don’t document ICE actions
(The Center Square) – Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes says that any police officer who violates the city’s new policy requiring documentation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, including video recording, will be subject to disciplinary proceedings. “This would be a violation of our policy, a...
Muckleshoot Casino introduces first-in-the-state ‘sauce machine’ with over 2,000 custom combos
The Muckleshoot Casino Resort is introducing a sauce machine in its Food Hall-- a first-of-its-kind in the state.
Vigil honors memory of women killed in stabbing near Wauna
About 100 people gathered at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor on Wednesday, March 4, for a candlelight vigil in honor of four women killed on Feb. 24 near Lake Kathryn. The crowd heard from local civic leaders and chaplains from the Gig Harbor Police Department and Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One. They lit candles...
7 Backyard Features That Annoy Your Neighbors
In the Wenatchee Valley, your backyard oasis could be someone else’s headache. Let’s talk about the fine line between enjoyment and neighborly disputes.
‘He would not be taken alive’: Pierce County releases video of fatal 2023 shootout...
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) released body-cam and dash-cam video of a 2023 pursuit and fatal officer-involved shooting of a DUI suspect on Thursday. What deputies didn’t know at the time was that the suspect was also involved in a double homicide. The video is intense and violent, but was released for...
Tacoma nonprofit leader sought public funds for her business. State pushed back
A Tacoma nonprofit’s leader sought $50,000 for her private consultancy from a pool of taxpayer funds given to the nonprofit to award to small businesses and organizations, state records show. The proposed award to RISE LWP, a business founded by Tacoma Urban League CEO Desireé Wilkins Finch, was determined last...
