Tacoma WA

Seattle’s most valuable skyscrapers have lost $3.7 billion in value since 2022, and KIRO fill-in host Angela Poe Russell believes Seattle’s attitude toward businesses is to blame. Asked whether Seattle’s vacant buildings stem from a city problem or a broader shift in how people work, Angela leaned toward...

George Carlin had a bit about language. About how Americans keep inventing softer and softer words to avoid dealing with hard realities. He traced how “shell shock” became “battle fatigue,” then “operational exhaustion,” then “post-traumatic stress disorder.” Same condition. Each generation found a way to drain the...

South King Fire’s Spring 2026 First Responder newsletter shares big updates for the Greater Federal Way and Des Moines area. Ryan Woodey has been appointed Fire Chief, returning to lead the department where he grew up. The district also received $850,000 in federal funding to install new decontamination systems that...

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Laura LeMoon, a Tacoma-born artist and survivor of sex trafficking, has opened "What the Earth Knows," a photography series that quietly maps the places where Gary Ridgway's known victims were last seen or where their remains were found. The show, 49 images shot over two years, is on view at Lottie's Lounge in...

Animal control received three stray pets on March 28, 2026:. In Puyallup, a white and grey domestic longhair cat was found near the 2900 block of Forest Ridge Ct E (ID A0060708021).

The Des Moines Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 24-year-old man who was last seen Sunday morning, Mar. 29, 2026. Jesse Duncan, a 24-year-old male, was reported missing after leaving his residence at approximately 8 a.m. and not returning home, according to police.

A member of the Puyallup City Council is trying to get a Trader Joe’s in town. Council member Dennis King, who represents District 2, made a Facebook post on March 10 urging people to show their support for a Trader Joe’s in Puyallup. “This really started as an opportunity to listen to those in our community who have...

Construction permits have slowed to a trickle, causing concern among city leaders. | oksana.perkins / Shutterstock. A landmark Seattle housing law is facing pushback as the city sees permit applications for new housing drop precipitously, reports David Kroman in The Seattle Times. City officials saw the Mandatory...

Washington State Patrol troopers stated, via X, that a 28-year-old Burien man was driving a stolen car, speeding up to 130 miles an hour early Friday morning.