Tacoma WA

Have you ever slowed down at a stop sign but not fully stopped? It’s a traffic maneuver known as a rolling stop or a “California stop,” and while it’s not uncommon in Washington state, it’s illegal. What happens if you pull up to a four-way stop and the intersection is empty? Can you get in trouble for sneaking past...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Way street name in Seattle will be extended next year to Renton and Kent as a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. No streets will be renamed in Renton and Kent. But an additional street sign with Martin Luther King Jr. Way will be added along State Route 900 in Renton and State Route 515...

When the ground under Seattle finally gives way, the disaster will not unfold as a single cinematic moment but as a chain reaction that reshapes the city’s geography, infrastructure and daily life. The science is clear that a powerful earthquake is coming; what remains uncertain is how prepared residents and...

The Park Board of Tacoma approved a three-year design contact for a slew of new upgrades to Meadow Park Golf Course . Improvements will include a new executive nine-hole course, a three-hole developmental course, a restaurant, clubhouse and new golf entertainment facility at the site, 7108 Lakewood Dr. The “Reimagine...

Seattle police are searching for a driver who struck and killed a bicyclist on Beacon Hill, then drove off early Sunday morning. Investigators say just after midnight, someone hit a 38-year-old bicyclist at Beacon Ave. S. and S. Stevens. Officers and Seattle Fire Department medics arrived and found a 38-year-old...

Emergency officials in Auburn issued a “Level 3, Go Now” Evacuation Order for the north part of the city late Saturday night, due to flooding of the Green River. Very late in the evening, the city notified residents and businesses south of 277th east of SR 167, west of the Green River, and north of 42nd to leave.

A tragedy unfolded in Tacoma this past Sunday when a house fire claimed the life of one person. According to KING 5 News, fire crews responded to reports of smoke at a residence in the 2400 block of North Union Avenue before 10:00 a.m. The interior condition of the home posed challenges for the Tacoma Fire...

The final countdown is on. With one shopping weekend left before Christmas, stores are packed, traffic is unavoidable, and patience is running low. Whether you’re dashing between local boutiques downtown or heading to the mall, a good cup of coffee and a sweet treat might be just what you need.

AUBURN, Wash. — A new wave of heavy rain pushed across Western Washington on Monday as communities already inundated by days of flooding faced more evacuations, closed highways, and the threat of two additional storm systems forecast to arrive through midweek. In Auburn, nearly 1,000 residents living west of...

ENUMCLAW, Wash. — Highway 410 has been closed indefinitely due to significant deterioration over the weekend into Monday, according to the Enumclaw Police Department. The damaged section of road, which is near milepost 25, was initially closed on Dec. 11. The EPD announced the development HERE. Since then, the...