Tacoma WA

A first-year teacher is facing the possibility of losing his position despite spending months working extra hours, creating engaging lesson plans, and building relationships with students and families to demonstrate his dedication to the profession. His situation reflects a growing tension in education where new...

Several Pierce County school districts have been named among the best in the state. According to the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s website , seven Pierce County districts have been named for the newly-created State Superintendent’s Award for Educational Excellence. Washington state has...

The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction faces allegations of enabling child abuse at a now-closed private school for disabled kids. The Northwest School of Innovative Learning, or NW SOIL, was a school for students with disabilities in Tacoma that shut down in January 2024 after an investigation...

Flames lit up a U-Haul lot in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood early Monday. Security cameras caught two men who started the fire while trying to steal gas.

Rule number one of great food cities: if locals are lining up, you join the line. That little rule led me straight to a retro drive-in where neon lights glowed, burgers sizzled nonstop, and the menu refused to overcomplicate things. No endless options. No dramatic descriptions. Just classic burgers, crispy...

PARKLAND, Wash. - Investigators are looking for the person who shot and killed an 18-year-old in Pierce County. FOX 13 talked with the victim’s family as they figure out how to cope with the unimaginable loss. They identified him as Jack Bartlett. What they're saying: — "I need to...

At approximately 8:27am on March 3rd, 2026, police responded to reports of multiple people shot near Milwaukee Avenue and 5th Street in Pacific. Initial reports indicated three individuals were struck by gunfire, including the suspect. Authorities stated the suspect was shot by responding officers during the...

PUYALLUP, Wash. - Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in an armed bank robbery in Puyallup. The robbery happened on Feb. 25 at the Harborstone Credit Union at 3921 South Meridian. The suspect entered the credit union at 2:14 p.m. and demanded money from the...

Cheers Bar and Grill open as new food spots and markets expand downtown gathering spaces. New small businesses are opening in downtown Tacoma, including Cheers Bar and Grill, Cove’s Bakery, Eternal Soul Bowl and the Northwest Metaphysical Market (NWMM), as well as the return of Tacoma’s Sunday Market and Zeek’s new...

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A Lakewood man is facing two attempted murder charges after prosecutors say he stabbed and assaulted a woman outside a Days Inn, leaving her with about 20 puncture wounds and internal injuries, according to Pierce County court records. Pierce County prosecutors charged Derrick Chapman, 43, with...