Canyon Guitars: Back Home in Puyallup
Walk into Canyon Guitars and you’ll immediately get the sense that this place wasn’t built for collectors who keep instruments in glass cases. This is a shop for people who play. "We try to stock a little bit for everyone,” says owner Daniel Adams, "but far and away our main focus is on guitars and equipment for the...
Police investigate deadly shooting in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, WA
TACOMA, Wash. - Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood on Wednesday. According to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD), officers responded to reports of a shooting near the corner of South I Street and South 11th Street at around 4:49 a.m. Officers located the victim with...
‘Not enough docs.’ Will end of Tacoma physician training program worsen that?
A Tacoma health system’s push to put more resources into critical care for newborns will bring an end to a local medical residency training program later this year. Ending that training pipeline will increase pressure on an already strained availability of primary care physicians in the South Sound, the leader of the...
There’s a new police chief in Tacoma, and her name is Patti Jackson
Tacoma’s interim police chief will take on the role permanently after a unanimous City Council vote on Feb. 3. Patti Jackson has served as the Tacoma Police Department’s interim police chief since March 2025. She was appointed to the interim role after former chief Avery Moore resigned in the wake of controversies...
Rescue divers pull man from Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway on Tuesday evening
Rescue divers retrieved a man from the Thea Foss Waterway on Tuesday evening, Tacoma Fire Department Spokesperson Chelsea Shepherd told The News Tribune. Responders began CPR and transported him to a local hospital. He is in serious condition. Authorities received a call about a man in his 20’s in distress in the...
1 found dead after neighbors report volley of gunshots in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. — One person died at the hospital after they were shot in the New Tacoma neighborhood of the city on Wednesday morning. At 4:49 a.m., emergency dispatchers received calls from neighbors who reported hearing multiple gunshots in the area of S 11th St and S I St.
Why did your electric and gas bill go up this year in Pierce County?...
Some residents are seeing a dramatic increase in their electric bills this year. Puget Sound Energy has raised its rates by about 12%, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. According to a news release from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC), the average customer who uses 800 kWhs per month...
‘Devastating’: Sole grocery store, gas station closes on Pierce County island
Longtime residents of Anderson Island in Pierce County cycled through the community’s only gas station and general store on Monday. The shelves were bare, and the deli was quiet. After nearly 50 years in operation, the shop closed Tuesday when dwindling revenues couldn’t offset the cost of operation. Without a gas...
Angry Father Accuses Washington School of Taking His Young Son to an ICE Protest...
A furious father in White Center, Washington, took to the internet to reveal that his young son was taken to an anti-ICE protest by his middle school, without his consent. The angry dad called this an act of indoctrination and is planning to sue the school district. @modern_ragnar_1.0. SCHOOL BROUGHT...
Man killed in Renton grocery store shooting after fight escalates, suspect arrested
A suspect has been arrested following a deadly shooting at a small Renton grocery store on Tuesday night.

















