Tacoma WA

KENT, Wash. - A jury delivered a guilty verdict on all counts for a man who shot three people at a Kent gas station in 2021, killing one. Joseph Dixon, 44, was found guilty of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection to a fatal triple shooting at a...

Pierce County’s newest K9 is settling into his job nicely. K9 Deebo made his debut by tracking down two men, accused of using crowbars to break into someone’s garage.

Mexican authorities have apprehended and deported a U.S. citizen wanted in connection to two murders outside a Washington state bar in 2023.

TACOMA, Wash. — KOMO Food Drive spotlights small but mighty Bash Food Bank in Tacoma’s Parkland neighborhood. The roar of motorcycles is often part of the soundtrack at the B.A.S.H. Food Bank in Tacoma’s Parkland neighborhood, where bikers regularly arrive to unload boxes of food and help distribute them to families...

TACOMA, Wash. - Zookeepers in Tacoma shared photos of their animals enjoying Friday's western Washington snowfall as the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium announced they would close for the day. As schools closed, people lost power across the region, and roads shut down amid snowfall on Friday, disruptions hit...

AUBURN, Wash. — The Auburn Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday in the Lea Hill neighborhood along the 30300 block of 125th Court SE. Officers responded around noon to reports of a shooting at a home in the area, police said. When officers arrived, they...

From celebrating the local haunt of deep-sea creatures to the global stage of the World Cup, the Mar. 12, 2026, Des Moines City Council meeting was a masterclass in balancing community character with civic pragmatism. While the city prepares to “put itself on the map” by honoring the elusive Sixgill...

Three mystery whales have been surprising whale watchers from Canada to Olympia.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office says its new K9, Deebo, wasted no time proving his value, helping deputies track and capture two suspected burglars after a homeowner called 911 to report people on surveillance cameras breaking into an attached garage on the 13000 block of Waller Road East. The search turned into a...

A Parkland man who was found dead in a vehicle earlier this month has been identified as 18-year-old Jack Raymon Lamar Bartlett. Bartlett died from multiple gunshot wounds on March 7 in Parkland from a homicide, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office through their public portal. Deputies were...