Tacoma WA

A 36-year-old Tacoma man said he fled from a traffic stop in Gig Harbor on June 10 because he really needed to go to the bathroom. A Gig Harbor officer saw the man speeding and swerving in and out of traffic on Highway 16 around 3 a.m. He pulled the man’s Subaru WRX over on Olympic Drive.

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when you find a restaurant so good that you want to guard it like a dragon hoarding gold, but also can’t help telling everyone you meet about it. That’s exactly the predicament you’ll face after visiting The Carlson Block in...

Tacoma’s Black Fleet Brewing quietly closed in 2024, leaving the brewery, kitchen, and taproom vacant. In January, we shared the happy news that another company would reopen the space. We are pleased to share that Redd Dog Brewing will open on Wednesday, June 17th, at 11:30 a.m. Months ago, the company predicted that i

A Lakewood man is in serious condition after an explosion inside a backyard detached shop, where investigators said he was making homemade fireworks and explosive devices.

Update, 7:25 p.m.: Four occupants and a dog are displaced from the fire, Shepherd told The News Tribune at 7:21 p.m. The fire started in a second-floor bedroom. The cause is still undetermined due to “multiple possible ignition sources” and the extent of damage where the fire started, Shepherd said. Update, 3 p.m.: Thr

We're previewing Washington state's largest Junteenth celebration that returns to Tacoma this week.

That “ghost bike” memorial has just been installed along SW Wildwood in Fauntleroy, where a Vashon bicyclist died Monday morning after the driver of a box truck hit her (WSB coverage here). We learned more about her from a family spokesperson who was there with her friends from the Rainbow Riders bicycling group. The s

A Washington State Patrol trooper did everything short of impounding the truck. He pulled over a car-hauling semitruck, uncovered a laundry list of violations, issued citations totaling over $1,000, and looked the driver in the ... Read more

Tacoma locals will have to find another soup supplier for a little while this summer. Infinite Soups announced Monday that it’ll be closed the first two weeks of July and is changing up its schedule for the rest of the summer. “It’s that time again! Summer approaches and you guys know what that means, our work ethic cl

Volunteers are picking up the pieces after a decade of work restoring a beloved Northwest heritage site. Washington’s iconic High Rock Lookout tower was nearing the completion of a 10-year volunteer restoration effort last week when an online video reported devastating vandalism. The High Rock Lookout, a heritage site.