Tacoma WA

Expect traffic delays on South 19th Street from Jan. 5-9 as Tacoma’s Public Works Department Street Operations Division makes repairs, according to a City of Tacoma news release. Work will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and traffic will be reduced to one lane between South Jackson Avenue and Grandview...

Jon Douglas Rake didn’t just build a theater company. He built a family. After a lifetime spent both onstage and offstage, the 67-year-old co-founder of Tacoma Musical Playhouse died Dec. 30 due to complications from Lamin A/C cardiomyopathy, a congenital heart condition. Rake’s life was filled with creativity,...

Road tripping across Washington for comfort food felt like chasing warm memories on a plate. From coastal views to mountain towns, I sampled buffets that promised gravy, carbs, and that slow Sunday feeling. Some were flashy, others humble, but only a few truly tasted like home. Here are the stops that stuck with me...

A fatal shooting occurred in Tacoma in the early hours of New Year’s Day, the Tacoma Police Department confirmed. Officers were called to the scene of the shooting, near the 3500 block of E. Grandview Avenue, at 3:39 a.m. Jan. 1. When they arrived, they found an adult man with gunshot wounds. Despite providing the...

LJ Causey Jr. came home after a gunfight with a chipped tooth and bloodied face, hours before his girlfriend, Lacey Alexander, saw about 20 Pierce County sheriff's deputies point their guns at Causey's truck while he slept inside the vehicle. Alexander said Causey, 32, and a friend had gone to...

(The Center Square) – As more is revealed about the potential daycare fraud within the Somali community in Washington state and the Department of Children, Youth & Families scrambles to respond, one large daycare provider is sharing his frustrations with The Center Square. On Monday, The Center Square visited...

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office says a 45-year-old man was arrested after a drive-by shooting in unincorporated Bremerton on Friday morning.

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In 2025, Auburn saw three murders inside the city, and then two more near the city at the White River Amphitheatre and on State Route 167. Of the five murder incidents in or near Auburn, four resulted in charges against suspects. In all four cases, suspects are still awaiting trial.

A company seeking to open an oyster bar and seafood restaurant in Purdy has filed a lawsuit against the city of Gig Harbor, challenging the city’s denial of sewer service to the site. Minterbrook by the Sea, LLC, filed its complaint in Pierce County Superior Court Dec. 22. The complaint asks the Court to order the...