Tacoma WA

TACOMA, Wash. — A deadly fall inside the Emerald Queen Casino has raised new questions about safety at the popular entertainment venue, as the family of 37-year-old Evan Potifara calls for changes to prevent another tragedy. Potifara died after falling through a glass panel inside the casino’s atrium on...

Update: The road reopened about 8:30 p.m., WSDOT reported. Original post: One person is in custody and both lanes of traffic on State Route 167, also known as River Road, are blocked near Puyallup following a car crash Tuesday evening, Washington State Patrol Trooper Kameron Watts told The News Tribune. The left lane...

Kristi Leann Enick's Tuesday appearance in Lewis County Superior Court was brief, but it included strong words from Judge Joely Yeager, who described the woman's alleged crimes as "appalling."

Noel Brandon, a 31-year-old father from Maple Valley, was killed by a suspected drunk driver during a morning run in Oklahoma on New Year's Day. The suspect allegedly fled the scene but was later arrested, while the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety has committed to a thorough investigation for prosecution.

Editor’s note: This story is part of NWPB's efforts to report not just on problems, but on how our communities are seeking solutions. Want to see more stories like this? Let us know at [email protected]. Inside a small corner building in downtown Tacoma, there’s a skatepark — Alchemy...

An Eatonville woman has died after being involved in a two-car crash at the end of last year. The 80-year-old woman was driving her 2003 Subaru Forester on southbound state Route 161 near 418 Street East on Dec. 30. A 24-year-old Eatonville woman was driving her 2026 Honda CR-V in the northbound lane at the same...

In December 2024, The News Tribune asked readers what grocery chains, among other businesses, they’d like to see in Pierce County. At least one of those requested is making a long-awaited return to its home city. Initial plans were filed Dec. 28 with the City of Tacoma for a new Uwajimaya Asian grocery at 3130 S....

A King County Superior Court judge has issued an $100,000 bench warrant for the arrest of a 34-year-old man facing charges of vehicular homicide and reckless driving after he reportedly removed his electronic home monitoring device and failed to appear in court. Prosecutors filed charges against Jose Luis Lopez...

During the searches, officers seized about two dozen ghost gun frames, two complete firearms, more than four ounces of cocaine, several grams of methamphetamine and materials consistent with drug distribution, police said.

The man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for directing teenagers to rob a Tacoma marijuana dispensary where an employee was shot and killed was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. Michael Keylon Miller-Jimerson, 26, was sentenced in Pierce County Superior Court, but he’ll serve his prison term at the...