Tacoma WA

Pierce County’s utilities sector is hiring! If you’ve got experience in water systems or environmental operations, there are a few solid opportunities right now that keep our communities running clean and safe.

A driver crashed his car into a Lacey bank Wednesday evening due to a medical issue, according to Lacey police. The incident occurred at around 6:20 p.m. at the Bank of America on Sleater Kinney Road Southeast, Sgt. Derek Thompson told The Olympian on Thursday. The driver, a Lacey man in his 50s, struck a fire hydrant and a concrete wall before crashing...

On the eve of August 10, 2018, a Pierce County man did the unthinkable. Without any prior piloting experience, 28-year-old ground service agent Richard “Beebo” Russell stole a passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, flying and performing stunts in the sky for over an hour until he crashed on Ketron Island. Russell acted alone and was the only casualty. The Pierce...

The April 14, 2026, Normandy Park City Council meeting centered on the city’s identity as a proactive Tree City, navigating the delicate balance between celebrating historic trees and managing public safety. From the heartwarming induction of six new giants into the Heritage Tree Program to a split vote on...

A Tacoma 13-year-old who threatened to carry out a school shooting has been sentenced in juvenile court and ordered into a residential treatment program in Utah. The teen will attend the program as a condition of probation and will receive credit for time already served in custody, with the case handled under juvenile rules that stress both treatment and public safety.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A 14-year-old Pierce County boy accused of making school-shooting threats and posting violent material online was sentenced on Wednesday to time already served in detention and probation, with a judge ordering him into an out-of-state treatment program. The judge ordered that the teen have no...

A Puyallup father killed in a shooting Sunday has been identified as 36-year-old Tyriek Assante Patterson. Deputies responded to the shooting at around 4:20 a.m. at the Wynstone Townhomes in the Summit View area. Patterson was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a town home, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. The alleged shooter left the scene before deputies arrived...

A man believed to be in his 40s was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon after part of a tree fell and hit him in the head, a Lacey Fire District 3 official said. Lacey fire crews and police were dispatched about 1:30 p.m. to the 3400 block of Ruddell Road Southeast. Battalion Chief Pat Harn said the man was taking down some trees on...

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Authorities say a Clark County patient who escaped from Western State Hospital in Lakewood earlier this month has been captured and booked into the Pierce County Jail. Joshua Dylan Rice was taken into custody by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning. Rice had...

Pierce County’s public works and utilities teams are hiring for several strong engineering roles this month. If you’ve got civil or technical experience, these openings offer solid pay and a chance to shape local infrastructure.