Tacoma WA

A fatal house fire in Des Moines earlier this month has been ruled a homicide, the Des Moines Police Department stated, with one suspect now in custody. On Feb. 1, a house fire in the 1400 block of S. 216th Street in Des Moines was reported. When fire crews arrived, they found one person, 45-year-old Bradley Sanders,...

The smell hits you first – that intoxicating aroma of wood smoke and slow-cooked meat that makes your stomach growl like a jealous dog watching someone else eat a steak. That’s the magic of Jack’s BBQ in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, where Washingtonians have discovered something Texans have known forever:...

Raising Cane’s is making its Seattle debut this week. The new restaurant features locally inspired interior and design elements that connect with locals. The opening will be celebrated with giveaways and an exciting lucky draw. Raising Cane’s Set for Its Debut in Seattle. The fast-growing restaurant Raising Cane’s...

SEATTLE - Police in Seattle are still trying to identify four people who may have vital information about a deadly shooting in Pioneer Square that killed one man and left three others hurt. The shooting happened on Feb. 1 around 1:30 a.m. inside the ‘Sinking Ship’ parking garage at 2nd...

Being a parent is nonstop hard work, making it challenging to stay on top of news that impacts families in Washington state. This Hits Home is your weekly hit of news, commentary, and, occasionally, opinion. Want to have a say? Look for the ‘Take action’ prompts. Here’s the update for the week of Feb. 9-15.

In the heart of Kent, Washington, there’s a treasure trove where twenty bucks stretches further than your grandmother’s homemade lasagna at a family reunion. The Kent Goodwill isn’t just another thrift store – it’s a cavernous wonderland of possibilities where one person’s castoffs become another’s prized possessions.

Court documents filed this week are pulling back the curtain on the death of 12-year-old Preston Hemingway-Lux, whose body was found in a South Tacoma apartment last September. The paperwork lays out how investigators moved to seize electronic evidence and sought a judge’s approval for a search tied to the case....

A Vancouver man who was mauled by a dog handled by federal immigration agents in November has been released from ICE custody and is now recovering at home, his attorney said Sunday. Wilmer Toledo-Martinez was released from the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma on Feb. 2, said his lawyer,...

A man with eight previous felonies was found sleeping behind the wheel on Saturday night, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).

SEATTLE - The assault case involving Jibri Kambui has taken another surprising turn for victims and their families after he pleaded guilty to assaulting both a shop owner and his girlfriend in two separate attacks on Father's Day of last year. Just a few days after apologizing in court during...