Seattle Soaks Up Saturday Sun Before Sunday Gloom Rolls In
Seattle woke up to clear skies and cool, damp air Saturday morning, with temperatures in the low 50s at Boeing Field. By afternoon, inland neighborhoods are expected to warm into the upper 60s and land near 70, while the waterfront hangs back a few degrees cooler. Those stubborn morning low clouds along Puget Sound should thin out through late morning, and overnight lows are...
A Renton firefighter’s battle sparked a movement: 11 Years later, it’s still saving lives
MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — For Executive Director Joy Throndsen, the work is close to home. "I personally have a soft spot for the EMTs," she said, "My father having gone through a personal thing...my heart goes out to those particular first responders." That kind of personal investment — knowing...
Parking tips for downtown Puyallup, including for the farmers market
Late spring and summer means lots of visitors downtown for the Puyallup Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings and other events. Julie Door, executive director of the Puyallup Main Street Association, said she advises people to check the Puyallup Sounder Station on Saturday mornings. The lot is available Saturdays and Sundays for free, while Monday through Friday it is free after 11:30 a.m. The...
Construction set to start on Auburn Avenue Theater
Construction is set to start soon on the Auburn Avenue Theater, adjacent to a new park. Auburn leaders expect to break ground on the project at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at the corner of Main Street and Auburn Avenue in downtown Auburn. The new 9,960 square-foot, 300-seat theater is...
Artist of the Week: Ruston Way, an alt-rock/pop duo around Seattle and Tacoma
Ruston Way is an alt-rock/pop duo in the Seattle and Tacoma area made up of Dalton Haegele (vocals/composer) and Connor Cai (drums). All questions have been answered by Haegele for this interview and have been edited for length/clarity. How long have you been writing/performing?. I started writing as Ruston Way...
Man arrested in connection to deadly Tacoma shooting
TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma police have arrested a suspect in connection to a deadly shooting in Tacoma last month. Police arrested the suspect on May 8. He was booked into Pierce County Jail on a homicide charge. On the night of April 23, a man was shot and killed...
New waterfront nest boxes aim to rebuild Tacoma’s Purple Martin colony
TACOMA, Wash. — Experts are closely monitoring a new set of nest boxes recently installed along Ruston Way that they hope will attract and rebuild a local colony of Purple Martin, North America’s largest swallow. Staff from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium relocated 16 nest boxes to a...
Cult-favorite cake shop has opened in Tacoma with ever-changing monthly flavors
New on Tacoma’s waterfront: cake! The Cat & Rabbitt, the top-tier cake shop from pastry chefs Terryn Abbitt and Julia Brown, has returned to Tacoma. Their slice shop opened May 3 at Museum of Glass, in partnership with the ambitious new deli, Sliced . Now you can snag a slice of the cake shop’s rotating, in some cases always evolving, monthly flavors five days a...
Driver arrested for DUI after high-speed chase on I-5 with five dogs, say authorities
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A driver was arrested Friday night after leading law enforcement on a pursuit on Interstate 5 in Pierce County while traveling with five dogs in the vehicle, according to authorities. Officials said the incident began when a Thurston County detective attempted to stop a vehicle...
Witness spots kidnapping suspect after he drives past scene in Pierce County
A 29-year-old man was arrested on May 5 for allegedly kidnapping a woman in Parkland, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says.
