Tacoma WA

As I read about a traffic collision this summer that involved an off-duty major in the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, several things stood out to me. Most importantly, a family of six was riding in the SUV that the major struck in his pickup when he failed to yield at an intersection. An 8-year-old and his...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Popular national fast-food chicken chain Raising Cane's has identified a potential site for its next restaurant. The company has applied to build a drive-through location in Federal Way, the city confirmed to KING 5 on Friday. The new Raising Cane's would go in between the...

Burien Police deputies arrested a driver Thursday morning, Dec. 4 after responding to a welfare check and finding him unconscious behind the wheel with a firearm and drugs in his vehicle. Deputies were dispatched at 11:50 a.m. to SW 154th Street and 1st Ave South (map below). Police said the...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - Law enforcement in Pierce County is warning about a new social media trend that could end with someone getting shot. It's called the TikTok "Door Kick Challenge," where teens run up and aggressively bang on random residential doors late at night. Deputies say they've already seen it happen...

Valeriia Mitriakova via iStock “This is clearly a suspect that has resources and financial means…this means nothing to them," said Deputy Carly Cappetto. The post WA Driver Arrested 3x in 8 Days for Nitrous Oxide DUIs Casually Posts $100,000 Bail and Walks Free Again appeared first on MotorBiscuit .

A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in a car near Tacoma’s Hillsdale neighborhood Friday afternoon, Tacoma Police Department Public Information Officer Shelbie Boyd told The News Tribune. Officers received a 911 call just before 4 p.m. about a vehicle collision near East 62nd Street and...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Pierce County leaders are handing out one-time bonuses of $5,000 to sheriff's deputies in exchange for a promise that they will not leave the agency for a year. The plan is an attempt to stop an exodus of deputies who have left for other agencies...

A Pierce County family is heartbroken after losing all 14 of their pets when fire tore through their University Place home Thursday afternoon.

Two former military members from Lacey are set to appear in federal court in Tacoma, facing charges related to an alleged violent assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).

Traffic is backed up on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge after a crash Thursday afternoon. The HOV lane and the left lane are blocked on state Route 16 westbound. The crash was reported at 1:49 p.m., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Two vehicles were involved in the crash. The suspected...