Man passed out in car with drug paraphernalia in lap arrested by Burien Police
A driver was arrested in Burien Thursday morning, Sept. 18, 2025 after deputies found him unconscious behind the wheel of a running vehicle with drug paraphernalia in his lap, according to the Burien Police Department. Police said a deputy was dispatched around 7 a.m. to a parking violation call when...
Ship docked along Tacoma’s Ruston Way for decades has been moved to Texas
The S.S. Cape Intrepid, one of two ships docked along Ruston Way in Tacoma since 1986, has been moved to Texas and is on track to be retired next month. The Cape Intrepid was managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, also known as MARAD. The ship was part of MARAD’s Ready Reserve...
Stranger tried to open car doors outside Tacoma elementary school; fought with parent
Parents claim the district never notified them about the incident.
Missing 12-year-old boy in Renton, WA found
RENTON, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol (WSP) canceled its Missing Indigenous Person Alert after a locating a 12-year-old boy who was reported missing on Monday. According to the WSP, 12-year-old Asaiah Bullplume was last seen at around 1:30 p.m. in the area of 121st Avenue in Renton. This Missing...
Shoplifting at Grocery Outlet, robbery at Bank of America lead to two back-to-back arrests...
Burien Police officers arrested two suspects on Thursday, Sept. 18, after responding within minutes to a shoplifting incident at Grocery Outlet and an armed robbery at the Bank of America next door on SW 152nd Street downtown. Deputies were first dispatched to Grocery Outlet for a reported shoplifting in progress....
City of Seattle sues gun stores in Auburn and Renton over Glock sales
The City of Seattle is suing the firearm manufacturer Glock, alongside a gun shop in Renton and a gun shop in Auburn, for allegedly selling and promoting Glock pistols that people can convert to machine guns through the installation of an attachment. Seattle filed the lawsuit Sept. 2 against the...
Possible remains of Travis Decker found
Authorities say the body of Travis Decker, the Washington man wanted in the kidnappings and murders of his three daughters, has been found.
Pierce County: A True Mental Health Failure
On February 12, 2024, Carelon released an email which notified community providers that Recovery Innovations will close two crisis stabilization facilities, one in Fife...
Mershon Elementary School, Circa 1955, Pierce County
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Point Defiance Zoo shares new photos of polar bear twins
The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium recently shared new photos of their quickly growing polar bear twins Astra and Laerke. “It’s...
