Tacoma WA

SEATTLE — At least five businesses in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood say they have been hit by break-ins or vandalism since the start of the year, leaving some owners frustrated and calling for more police presence. From shattered storefront windows to a refrigeration unit ripped apart for copper, the...

Multiple locations, many events, February 27th through March 8th. For the first decade, Tacoma Beer Week competed with everything else happening during the Pacific Northwest’s always busy late summer (August), but last year the organizers moved the celebration earlier in the year, where it now stands alone as a...

The new Pacific Middle School is growing. The site camera shows structural steel expanding the classroom wing on the south side of the construction site nearly to its full length along South 227th Place. Crews are installing the roofing barrier and framing the exterior walls of the gym. The final...

This February marks the fourth annual Black Artists Exhibition at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College. The show, which opened on Feb. 11, assembles a stunning array of Black artists, of various disciplines, from around the South Sound. Featuring 20 artists, the show is vibrant and eclectic, at times joyous,...

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says a trooper suffered minor injuries after their patrol car was hit by a DUI driver in Tacoma early Saturday morning.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says a man was arrested on February 10 for a crosswalk violation and resisting arrest.

One of Tacoma Mall’s longtime sugar stops has gone dark. The Orange Julius kiosk in the food court is now boarded up, its counter taped off and its blenders silent, leaving regulars without one of the mall’s last old-school drink stands. Shoppers spotted the plywood and empty stall...

SEATTLE - We saw scattered lowland rain across western Washington today, along with somewhat minor amounts of mountain snow. Highs reached the mid to upper 40s for many under gray skies. Earlier this morning, we monitored a spotty rain-snow mix in Southwest Washington, but no impacts were reported. A wind...

EAST BREMERTON, Washington -- It’s a rare sight to see a golf course’s parking lot completely full on a weeknight in winter. But on Feb. 17, roughly 200 community members packed the Putter’s Restaurant & Lounge at Rolling Hills Golf Course to listen to Kitsap County officials outline the first steps of the course’s...

You notice an orange discharge on your 5‑day‑old's umbilical stump and your heart skips a beat. That sticky, crusty color often comes from dried blood, vernix, or normal healing fluids, but it can also signal infection if accompanied by foul smell, spreading redness, swelling, or fever. If the area looks otherwise...