Tacoma WA

The Tacoma Art Museum is turning back the clock this spring with Talk of the TAM, a glamorous evening gala inspired by the intrigue of a hidden speakeasy. Set from 5-8 p.m. on May 2, the event encourages guests to don speakeasy-nodding attire and explore the museum’s transformed galleries, complete with themed bars, a silent auction, and a multicourse dinner experience known...

A Tacoma man is using a local overpass to spread positivity and aid his own recovery as Mental Health Awareness Month begins Friday.

May the detours be with you, SeaTac. South 200th Street will close nightly from Monday, May 4 to the morning of Thursday, May 7, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced. This closure will allow WSDOT contractor crews to set 16 bridge girders for the SR 509 Expressway’s flagship...

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to the following 911 calls among many others between April 20 and April 26. • Aid call: 10 a.m. April 20 (Auburn). After firefighters treated a woman for multiple injuries she had suffered during an assault, a private ambulance motored her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A Pierce County man has been charged after prosecutors said he threatened family members and drove a car into their home near a gas line while three people were inside the house. Juan Daniel Munoz Flores was charged Friday in Pierce County Superior Court with...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A 42-year-old Federal Way man is dead after he was shot Friday morning, according to the Federal Way Police Department (FWPD). Officers responded to reports of a shooting at a house in the 31400 block of 40th Avenue Southwest at around 10:30 a.m. Officers arrived...

1. Former Burien city attorney Garmon Newsom II has filed to run for the Seattle Municipal Court seat currently held by Judge Willie Gregory, who’s retiring. As PubliCola reported, Newsom was put on leave last year and returned only to be summarily fired by controversial city manager Adolfo Bailon earlier this month. The Burien City Council recently put Bailon on administrative leave.

The King County Council is moving toward dismantling the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) after a forensic audit raised concerns about the agency’s finances, a step that could reshape how homelessness services are coordinated in Burien and other South King County cities. According to FOX 13 Seattle, legislation...

RENTON, Wash. - A Wednesday morning shooting has turned into a homicide investigation after the victim died from their injuries, according to Renton police. A shooting that took place during the early morning hours of Wednesday has now become a homicide case. Renton detectives confirmed the victim died after being taken to the hospital.

A man has died after a shooting late Tuesday night, April 28, in Renton and police are asking for public assistance in the investigation. Renton police responded to a 911 call of a 27-year-old man lying in the road at the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and Southwest Victoria Street. The man was taken to a local hospital and later died, according...