Tacoma WA

The Olympia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who broke into a woman’s apartment on the city’s west side. Police Lt. Paul Lower said the man was seen canvassing the apartment complex in the 3200 block of Capital Mall Drive Southwest at 4:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, before finding a...

Callers told dispatchers he did not appear to be well and was last seen heading toward a daycare.

Investigators said the man had been seen earlier on several neighborhood security cameras walking around properties before the shooting.

TACOMA, Wash. — A former Washington state employee, Matthew Randall Ping, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for wire fraud after embezzling nearly $900,000 from the State of Washington, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. The 48-year-old Olympia resident manipulated credit card payment processing...

Progressive Seattle mayoral candidates Mayor Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson offered different responses to the ongoing homelessness crisis in the city.

TACOMA, Wash. — A 36-year-old man is dead after being shot during an alleged home intrusion early Sunday morning, south of Tacoma in unincorporated Pierce County. Around 1:45 a.m. on September 14, a 51-year-old homeowner called 911, reporting that he had shot an intruder near 160th St. Ct. E and 13th Ave. Ct. E.

An Auburn man who was caught illegally possessing several firearms on a train was sentenced to 115 months in federal prison. On Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Mallory Nehemiah Brown, 44, of Auburn, was sentenced to 115 months in prison — a little under nine-and-a-half years — in U.S....

Summer might be winding down, but the berries are still plentiful at Sidhu Farms in Puyallup, Washington. On a recent visit to the farm, co-owner Kamal Sidhu plucked a few plump blackberries from one of the bushes, their bestseller. “It’s called Triple Crown blackberry,” Sidhu said. “It’s one of the...

SEATTLE, Wash. — Washington state currently holds the highest gas prices in the nation, with the average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline at $4.66, according to AAA. This figure far surpasses the national average of $3.18. Washington has even overtaken California, notoriously #1 when it comes to...

Girlfriend’s arm: At 8:38 a.m. Sept. 2 in the 2900 block of 27th Street Southeast, there was a report that a man was arrested after he slammed his girlfriend’s arm in their front door. Lewd conduct: At 3:05 p.m. Sept. 2 in the 3600 block of Pike Street...