Incarcerated women at Washington Corrections Center raise funds for cats
GIG HARBOR, Wash. — In December, more than 340 women at the Washington Corrections Center for Women participated in an incentive-based fundraiser, raising over $1,780 for Feisty Felines. The women purchased a special set of scented body wash and lotion, with all proceeds going to the organization. Feisty Felines...
Tacoma Domestic Violence Call Erupts Into McKinley Street Car Standoff
A domestic-violence call in Tacoma turned into a brief roadway standoff last Wednesday, ending with the arrest of a 42-year-old man who deputies say fled in a vehicle and then fought efforts to take him into custody. In a video update, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said deputies tracked the...
Midnight Tacoma Drive-By At Northeast Intersection Leaves Two Hurt
Two people were wounded just after midnight Thursday in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of 29th Street Northeast and Norpoint Way Northeast in Tacoma, according to police. Officers arrived to find the pair inside a vehicle and had them taken to a hospital, where their injuries were described as not...
Unclaimed remains of Lewis County veterans to be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery
The unclaimed remains of five veterans -- and one veteran's spouse -- will be interred during an upcoming ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, according to a news release from the Lewis ...
A Brownsville quirk resurfaces, with a story worth a second act
"Some of my neighbors didn't like it," Alan Newberg said during a drive on Jan. 27 from his home in Brownsville to Newberry Hill, near Silverdale. Newberg is fairly well known in Kitsap as a former art teacher at Olympic College and a founding member of Bremerton's Creative Visions Gallery, where he's still active...
Fatal crash on Highway 195 near Albion leaves one dead, one critically injured
WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — A 22-year-old woman from Pullman was killed and a 20-year-old man from Maple Valley was critically injured in a crash involving a semi-truck Friday afternoon on Highway 195, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Road rage incident turns deadly in Tacoma
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says a 21-year-old man is dead following a shooting that stemmed from a road rage incident in Tacoma on Friday night.
This Washington Restaurant Cooks German Food the Way Grandparents Remember
Tucked along Martin Way in Lacey, German Diner feels like stepping into a cherished family kitchen where everything is made to order. The menu leans hearty and homespun, the kind of comfort food grandparents brag about and you secretly crave. Expect slow-cooked schnitzels, rich gravies, and cakes baked by hand...
Police union hits back at Seattle mayor’s move against feds on immigration enforcement
The Seattle Police Officers Guild is not impressed with Mayor Katie Wilson's recently announced series of initial steps to prepare the city for a potential surge in federal immigration enforcement.
Booker House Opens in Federal Way With 86 Supportive Units
Federal Way city leaders, including several members of the City Council, cut the ribbon Wednesday on Booker House, a new Health Through Housing residence just off South 320th Street. The converted building, named in honor of housing justice advocate Harold G. Booker, now holds 86 units of permanent supportive housing...
