Tacoma WA

Gig Harbor calls itself The Maritime City for good reason. Its history, views, and image are linked to its idyllic location on Puget Sound, complete with a lighthouse marking the harbor entrance and the bonus of Mount Rainier in the distance. The city was named long before gigabytes and gig economies became a thing. Gig Harbor was named by surveyors from the Wilkes Expedition...

Former Washington State House Rep. Kelly Chambers of Puyallup has been appointed to serve as the Pacific Northwest regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. In the role, Chambers will oversee the SBA’s programs, offices, and operations across the Pacific Northwest, serving small businesses in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and...

At the Gig Harbor City Council’s study session on April 16, not one, but two former mayors weighed in on the fates of two city-owned rental properties. The city is considering whether to convert one of its two rental properties into a gathering space for elders. It may tear down the other entirely.

The Tacoma News Tribune has exposed new details of an independent investigation into Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department's director of public health, Chantell Harmon Reed.

Tacoma Mall has added another new restaurant to its lineup: the popular Happy Lamb Hot Pot chain opened its newest location earlier this week as part of the shopping destination's new Village development. Here's what you can order. Rider's Spring Mocktails. Northwest favorite Rider is now serving several mocktails to...

MILTON, Wash. — A Milton City Council member is facing backlash, after suggesting that drivers who don't speak English shouldn't be allowed to drive through the city. Councilmember Bob Whalen made the comments during the city council meeting on Monday, April 20, while they were discussing an ordinance to limit semi-truck traffic through Milton.

AUBURN, Wash. — A commercial structure in Auburn burned in a fire late Tuesday night. Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighters responded to reports of a fire at A Street Southeast and 29th Street Southeast about 11:31 p.m. Crews extinguished the fire about 1:15 a.m. Wednesday. Footage taken by a...

Washington state’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5.1% in February , representing the fourth consecutive monthly increase, according to new state data. That’s up from a 4.4% unemployment rate in February 2025. The steadily rising unemployment rate indicates a potential labor-force shift, Anneliese Vance-Sherman, chief labor economist with the Employment Security Department (ESD), told McClatchy on Tuesday. Her biggest takeaway: “We are absolutely...

A sudden closure impacts local workers Rise Baking Company is closing its facility in Kent, Washington in coming months, a move that will result in approximately 120 layoffs. The decision…

A 23-year-old Kent woman is in satisfactory condition after her vehicle, reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed, collided with another vehicle along Highway 167 in Kent, left the roadway and struck a tree. The crash occurred at about 11:17 p.m. Sunday, April 19 along southbound State Route 167...