Tacoma WA

The menus at many Thai restaurants in America can be overwhelmingly long. They leave too much choice in the hands of diners who will lean on the familiar, or who insist on only eating white-meat chicken even though the dish in its native country might typically be served exclusively with bone-in drumettes or perhaps...

A Kent man has pleaded guilty to a drive-by shooting on I-5 that left a victim’s tire flattened and gas tank ruptured in April 2025.

The City of Tacoma is looking for residents to fill two open seats on the City Events and Recognitions Committee (CERC). This 11-member group helps plan and evaluate city-hosted events, special funding programs, and recognition projects like the City of Destiny Awards and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

ALGONA, Wash. — Residents in one South King County city are raising concerns about ongoing construction tied to fiber internet installation. The City of Algona signed a contract with Ezee Fiber about a year ago, and construction began in recent months. The fiber-optic internet provider operates in multiple cities...

A Kitsap County man arrested on suspicion of DUI wasn’t behind the wheel of his van — he was sitting cross-legged on top of it as it lay on its side.

A 6-year-old special education student in Puyallup was repeatedly tied by her apron to a chair during lunch, leading to her teacher’s suspension, a legal complaint says. The girl has autism and can act out, including biting, if frustrated or emotionally dysregulated. She was allegedly restrained for extended periods...

Sound Transit held an all-day retreat last week to figure out how to close a $34.5 billion gap. They say they’re working on bringing costs down. And maybe they’ll shave something off. But here’s where this is almost certainly heading: back to voters, hat in hand, with a scaled-back plan and a bill that works out to...

RENTON, Wash. — A Renton man has filed a lawsuit against the city and police officers, alleging they used excessive force and violated his constitutional rights during an arrest at a car crash scene nearly two years ago. The encounter, captured on police body camera footage, left him with...

KENT, Wash. — A Kent woman was sentenced to 17 months in federal prison for defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $1 million in benefits intended for severely disabled veterans, prosecutors said. Kelly M. Lee-Carroll, 58, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of...

The Covington community came together Monday night to honor Air Force Captain Ariana Savino, one of six service members killed in a plane crash in Iraq.