Longtime KP pizzeria to change hands. Here’s what to expect from new owner
A decades-old Key Peninsula pizzeria will close this weekend, but it will be replaced immediately by another one. The owner of Tacoma-based Puget Sound Pizza , Cory Cannell, has purchased Figaro’s Pizza at Key Center, 9023 Key Peninsula Highway NW. PSP, as it’s known by locals, started in downtown Tacoma in 2010. Cannell took over in 2016 and in 2023 expanded to Lakewood...
Washington stabbing horror at Tacoma high school with five people taken to hospital
Five people were taken to the hospital, and four suffered non-life-threatening wounds after a horrific stabbing incident at a Washington state high school
Demolition has begun at SeaTac’s Bull Pen site near Angle Lake Station
Demolition is underway at SeaTac’s Bull Pen site, where the city plans to open a free outdoor community gathering space near Angle Lake Station as part of its FIFA World Cup 2026 preparations. As we previously reported, the site, located at 2825 S. 200th Street at International Boulevard, is...
Out & About: Wayzgoose Returns, a Local Songwriter’s Major Recognition, and the Tacoma City...
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.
New Thurston County roundabout coming to highway with history of T-bone crashes
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...
Renton Couple Accused In $2.6 Million Issaquah Estate Heist
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...
Tacoma Humane waives adoption fees, extends open hours for National Adopt a Shelter Pet...
The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County is celebrating National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day by waiving adoption fees for all pets.
2-year-old dies from injuries after Auburn car crash
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.
Explosions reported as fire burns stacks of vehicles at Graham wrecking yard
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 closes 45 spas, massage businesses in one day. Here’s why
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...
