Tacoma WA

Wayzgoose — a letterpress, printmaking, and book arts tradition put on by Write253 — is returning from May 1-2 at Tacoma's Main Library location. Get more details about the weekend here and read our story about the gathering from last year here to see what it's all about.

Traffic will be slowed on state Route 510 at Rockcress Drive near Lacey starting Friday evening. Drivers can expect lane reductions from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. State Route 510 is a key highway that connects to Yelm and Interstate 5 in east Thurston County. The work zone is reportedly being set up so...

Prosecutors say a Renton-area husband and wife slipped into control of a recently deceased Issaquah man’s estate with a fake will, then drained roughly $2.6 million into accounts they controlled. Court filings allege the couple used a forged document to install the husband as executor, moved home-sale proceeds and investment funds out of the estate, and now face arrest warrants and an...

The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County is celebrating National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day by waiving adoption fees for all pets.

AUBURN, Wash. — A toddler has died and another girl was critically injured in a car crash in Auburn on April 27. The 2-year-old girl died from blunt force injury of the head and neck, according to the King County Medical Examiner. An 8-year-old girl was critically injured, according to the Auburn Police Department.

GRAHAM, Wash. — Central Pierce Fire & Rescue said no one was hurt after an overnight fire burned through stacks of vehicles at a wrecking yard in Graham. Crews were called just after 10:30 p.m. April 29 to the 20000 block of Meridian E after reports of explosions and a fire.

Pierce County temporarily shuttered 45 spas, massage businesses and wellness clinics Tuesday that posed immediate fire-safety risks. Fire marshal Ken Rice called the operation the largest fire-code enforcement action in recent memory. Six teams made up of deputy fire marshals, code-enforcement officers and permitting technicians spent the morning and early afternoon inspecting about two dozen businesses on Pacific Avenue from Parkland...

EDGEWOOD, Wash. - The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says two young siblings who were last seen Wednesday night leaving an apartment complex in Edgewood have been found safe. "Both children have been located and are safe," announced the PCSD. "Thank you to all the community members who called in...

AUBURN, Wash. — A horse trainer with Washington state roots will make his Kentucky Derby debut this Saturday, carrying with him both a promising contender and the memory of his late wife. Mark Glatt, who grew up in Auburn, is readying his horse, named So Happy, for the 152nd...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington Governor Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown are vying for a court order to allow health inspections at a Tacoma immigration facility where they allege detainees are treated with “neglect and cruelty.”. On Tuesday, Gov. Ferguson and Attorney General Brown held a...