Crews investigate deadly apartment fire in Tacoma, WA
TACOMA, Wash. - Tacoma Fire Department responded to calls from neighbors regarding an apartment fire early Thursday morning. At 12:25 a.m., firefighters found smoke coming out of a window and quickly extinguished the fire, according to Tacoma Fire on X. Firefighters discovered one resident was dead in the unit....
Man Charged for Fatal Car Crash in Renton
A man has been charged with drunk driving, which caused 2 crashes and 1 fatality. Jonathan Misghina Mender, a 21-year-old, has been charged with allegedly driving recklessly under the influence and without a proper license, which caused the death of a man. On August 10th, Jonathan Mender was driving his...
Investigation Launched into Tacoma Urban League’s Financial Practices
Recent events at the Tacoma Urban League feel like a plot twist in a suspense novel, with whistleblowers and questions of accountability taking center stage.
Deadly crash snarls traffic on SR-167 in Auburn, WA
AUBURN, Wash. - A deadly crash on northbound SR-167 in Auburn is blocking lanes, causing traffic backups in the morning commute. The Washington State Department of Transportation made the initial announcement on social media at 7:25 a.m. According to WSDOT, the crash happened on northbound SR-167 at SR-18. It is...
Vancouver man detained by ICE, transferred from Tacoma facility to Texas detention center
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver man, arrested by federal agents and detained in Tacoma last week, has been transferred to an ICE detention facility in Texas. Jose Paniagua Calderon, 27, was taken into federal custody on Dec. 4, an incident that was captured by a witness on cell phone. In the video, it appears the SUV...
Sheriff Keith Swank used vulgarity to refer to prosecutors in text messages
Editor’s note: This story contains crude language. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank called prosecutors “motherfuckers” in text messages with a private attorney and referred to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs as “libtards,” records show. Swank’s texts are part of ongoing litigation over...
Catastrophic flooding sparks evacuations in Washington state. See forecast.
Catastrophic flooding was underway in the Pacific Northwest early the morning of Dec. 11 after an atmospheric river pounded parts of Washington and Oregon with heavy rain , covering roadways and prompting evacuations. Forecasters warned potentially record-breaking flooding was possible along the Skagit and Snohomish...
Federal judges hand down prison terms to 3 western WA drug traffickers
Three Seattle-area men were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences in October due to their convictions for drug trafficking and firearms violations.
RAW: WA: PUYALLUP RIVER REACHES MAJOR FLOOD STAGE
A new round of heavy rain raises Washington state's Puyallup River to flood stage with effects to be seen through the week. COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KXLY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
Tacoma Forges Friendship City Relationship with Kochi, India, Enhancing Cultural and Economic Ties
The landscape of Tacoma's global engagement gained a new feature with the City Council's recent decision to forge a Friendship City relationship with Kochi, India. The adoption of Resolution 41815 marks an official acknowledgment of the bonds between the two port cities, situated oceans apart yet connected by mutual...
