Deputies: Driver flees police, crashes into vehicle with children inside before car catches fire
Washington State Patrol and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fiery crash on Pacific Ave. S. in Lakewood that began when a suspect tried to speed away from a traffic stop.
Proposed Initiative in Tacoma would force city to enforce tenants rights law
SEATTLE — The tenant’s rights group ‘Tacoma For All’ says the city is not doing enough to enforce the rules established by the Landlord Fairness Code Initiative, which went into effect in 2023. That is why they recently turned in more than 8,000 petition signatures to...
All lanes on SR-7 remain closed as troopers aid major Pierce County investigation
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A crash has closed all lanes of State Route 7 (SR-7) near State Route 512 (SR-512), according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The closure is expected to be lengthy and urges drivers to use alternate routes, transportation officials said. Troopers in Pierce...
Road closures in place as police investigate Kirkland e-bike crash involving child
KIRKLAND, Wash. — A child riding an electric bicycle was seriously injured in a collision with a car Saturday morning in the Totem Lake area, according to police. Officers responded to the crash at the intersection of Northeast 124th Street and 109th Court Northeast. The child was transported to...
Emerald Downs: 30th Birthday Celebration kicked-off Friday; Roll Dem Bones takes the Feature
(Auburn, WA) This weekend marked 30-years since Emerald Downs opened their doors and re-introduced live thoroughbred racing to Western Washington. On Saturday will be the official 30th anniversary and there will be throw back deals like $1 hot dogs and more. The free programs will be adorned with the exact same program
105th Washington Men’s Amateur being held at The Home Course
DuPont, Wash. – The 105th Washington Men’s Amateur Championship is set to take place this week, June 23-25, at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. This marks the first time The Home Course will have hosted the Men’s Amateur since the golf course opened in 2007. The...
Busy downtown Puyallup roads to close for infrastructure project
A busy roadway in downtown Puyallup will close Monday ahead of the city’s utility infrastructure improvement project. The project is part of work to improve the sewer and stormwater infrastructure. The project involves replacing about 275 linear-feet of sanitary sewer main along Fourth Avenue Southeast between Third St
Man shot in neck in Des Moines, police search for shooter
DES MOINES, Wash. - A man was shot in a Des Moines, Washington parking Friday afternoon, and police are actively searching for the shooter. Police said a 24-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the neck after a shooting at the Wintergreen Apartments, located on South 220th Street. Officers responded...
‘It was annihilated.’ Inside the vandalism of High Rock Lookout
Rick McClure, board member of Sand Mountain Society , a nonprofit dedicated to preserving historical structures in natural places, doesn’t “do social media.” It took a call from one of his members alerting him to an Instagram video posted last Thursday to learn that his beloved High Rock Lookout had been vandalized. So
Tacoma finally has a destination for xiao long bao. It’s sleek and already busy
Tacoma has been supercharged by the arrival of the city’s first dedicated destination for xiao long bao, and of all places, it’s at the mall. Supreme Dumplings opened June 8, following the spring debut of another highly anticipated addition, Happy Lamb Hot Pot. The development — a now-standing monument to the mall’s re
