Largest quake yet hits WA’s Mount Rainier in ongoing ‘earthquake swarm’
Mount Rainier is experiencing a swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes, the largest since 2009, prompting close monitoring by seismologists. The swarm, believed to be caused by hot fluids moving through faults, has calmed but could intensify again, with a recent magnitude 2.3 quake recorded. Seismologist Wes Thelen...
Anchorage ICE detainee recently transferred to Tacoma hospitalized with tuberculosis
An immigration detainee originally from Peru and recently held at the Anchorage jail was later hospitalized in Washington state with tuberculosis, his attorney said. According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska, detainees held in Anchorage in the care of the state Department of Corrections were told by...
Lacey police arrest man for seventh time in 14 months. Here’s why.
The Lacey Police Department says they just arrested a man for a seventh time in 14 months.
Updated: Police pursuit through Yelm ends in fatality in Pierce County
A police pursuit that began in Thurston County Sunday night, July 6, and continued to Pierce County ended in a fatality after the driver was ejected from his fleeing vehicle upon collision with
Crews demolish 100-year-old Puyallup bridge. ‘It’s never going to be forgotten.’
A piece of Puyallup history is being demolished this week. “Say goodbye but plan for a ‘hello there!’ to the historic, 100-year-old SR 167 Puyallup River Bridge,” the Washington State Department of Transportation wrote in a blog post Wednesday. “The bridge, sometimes called the Meridian Street Bridge, is going to be...
Human toe found in gift-wrapped box at Dash Point State Park
A shocking find at Dash Point State Park on Father's Day leaves families in disbelief.
Tacoma Rapper A-Wax 1 Million Shares His Single/Video “Classy”
Hip-hop powerhouse A-Wax 1 Million is an artist in motion—on an upwards trajectory with no signs of slowing down. Tirelessly representing Tacoma’s underappreciated musical scene—born and raised in the turbulent Hilltop neighborhood—he’s been steadily climbing the ladder of success, laser-focused on refining his...
Victim died of asphyxiation after being duct taped during Renton burglary
Edy Omar Romero-Diaz and Huy Huu Nguyen face multiple charges including first-degree murder. Axel Enrique Chirinos-Banegas was found dead in his Renton apartment in March 2025. Surveillance, fingerprints and DNA linked the suspects to the scene of the alleged burglary and homicide, according to charging documents....
Police: Two teens arrested in Seattle stabbing of 17-year-old girl
Seattle police confirmed Thursday that two teenagers had been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 17-year-old girl in West Seattle last weekend.
13-year-old hailed as hero for saving boy from drowning in Everett, WA’s Silver Lake
EVERETT, Wash. - A 13-year-old from Sedro-Woolley is being hailed as a hero after rescuing an 11-year-old that nearly drowned at Silver Lake near Everett. He jumped into the water to search for the younger boy after he fell from a dock and never resurfaced. The backstory:. The rescue happened...
