Tacoma WA

Seattle — Cannabis may be legal in Washington, but clinicians say the health fallout landing in exam rooms and emergency departments is getting harder to ignore. A new University of Washington survey of doctors, nurses and other providers across the state finds many are seeing a steady stream of serious cannabis-related problems and feel they are playing catch-up on how to handle them...

As dawn breaks over the Puget Sound region a subtle transformation has become evident to those who travel through Bellevue Downtown Station each morning. Longtime residents and daily commuters alike have observed what can only be described as massive morning shifts in the flow of people and the atmosphere surrounding them. Where once a uniform […] The post Seattle Commuters Notice Massive Morning Shifts Amid...

A Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) has been issued for a woman last seen in Seattle earlier this month.

Travelers can expect another weekend of disruptions on the Eastside and in the South Sound because of road work and construction.

Seattle is a city where weather is not just a backdrop, it is an active force that shapes how people drive every single day. Rain is not occasional here, it is a constant companion that turns roads slick, reduces visibility, and demands a level of caution that drivers in drier climates may never fully understand. In such conditions, the type of car you choose...

SEATTLE — Animal control officers in Pierce County rescued a dog and two reptiles from a home after a complaint that animals had been abandoned by former renters, Pierce County Sheriff officials said. On April 12, a homeowner reported that previous tenants had left animals behind when they vacated...

PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Pierce County man has been charged with second-degree murder after authorities said a 37-year-old man was shot and killed at a Puyallup townhome in what deputies initially described as an isolated incident. Pierce County deputies responded around 4:19 a.m. Sunday, April 12, to a reported...

Tacoma’s Lincoln Avenue bridge will be closed to all traffic from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m on Saturday, April 18. The closure is the result of asphalt repairs near Stewart Street. Part of work that started on April 4, according to the city of Tacoma . The city will mark detour routes for drivers to follow. “Travelers will need to plan their routes carefully, approaching...

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Five people were taken to local hospitals after a two-car crash in Lakewood Friday. When crews arrived to the scene in the 3200 block of South 84th Street around 5 p.m. they found both cars on fire. One of the vehicles was close enough to a home to cause damage to it, according to West Pierce Fire.

Pierce County deputies pulled a dog and several reptiles out of a neglected Tacoma home after a homeowner reported that former renters had walked away and left animals behind. When officers entered the residence on April 12 under a warrant, they found a dog shut in a back bedroom with no access to food or water and multiple reptiles in aquariums, some that appeared...