Tacoma WA

In December 2024, The News Tribune asked readers what grocery chains, among other businesses, they’d like to see in Pierce County. At least one of those requested is making a long-awaited return to its home city. Initial plans were filed Dec. 28 with the City of Tacoma for a new Uwajimaya Asian grocery at 3130 S....

A King County Superior Court judge has issued an $100,000 bench warrant for the arrest of a 34-year-old man facing charges of vehicular homicide and reckless driving after he reportedly removed his electronic home monitoring device and failed to appear in court. Prosecutors filed charges against Jose Luis Lopez...

During the searches, officers seized about two dozen ghost gun frames, two complete firearms, more than four ounces of cocaine, several grams of methamphetamine and materials consistent with drug distribution, police said.

The man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for directing teenagers to rob a Tacoma marijuana dispensary where an employee was shot and killed was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. Michael Keylon Miller-Jimerson, 26, was sentenced in Pierce County Superior Court, but he’ll serve his prison term at the...

As people return to work and their commutes after the holidays, WSDOT ferries is down to one boat service between Seattle, Bremerton and Bainbridge.

Bloodworks Northwest has declared a "Code Red" emergency shortage as the local blood supply for Washington and Oregon has dropped to less than a two-day reserve. There are nearly 30,000 open donation slots through the end of January, with Type-O blood being in particularly high demand to avoid reliance on...

One direction of a busy Pierce County highway was shut down Monday evening after a state trooper was injured in a collision. Eastbound state Route 512 at Canyon Road was closed as of about 7:10 p.m., trooper Kameron Watts posted on X. Traffic was diverted to Canyon Road until about 9:20 p.m. when the highway was...

Renovation work on Point Defiance Park's Loop Trail is halfway complete, Parks Tacoma recently shared in a press release. The Loop Trail connects visitors from the Wilson Way Bridge, the Pagoda, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, the Environmental Learning Center, and Owen Beach over the course of 1.6 miles of trail....

Erika J. Evans was ceremonially sworn in Monday as Seattle’s next city attorney during an oath of office ceremony at City Hall.

On February 10th, the Tacoma Public Schools have two replacement measures on the ballot for voters to consider. With a goal to maintain safe neighborhood schools, where every student has access to a high-quality education, technology and academic programs, TPS is asking for your support of Proposition 1 and...