Man charged with killing his mother near Auburn and Federal Way
A man was charged with killing his mother in the Auburn-Federal Way area, but the defendant’s competency to stand trial is now in question. On Feb. 27, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) charged Antony Ton Le, 30, of unincorporated King County, with second-degree murder. Le’s charge stems from an...
Jumbo Jet Jammed Between Denny Triangle Towers Stuns Seattle
A decommissioned Boeing 747 fuselage is now literally wedged into Seattle’s skyline, hanging between two nearly finished towers at the WB1200 project in Denny Triangle. The polished aluminum shell sits about 14 feet above the galleria floor, and crews have been adding new exterior panels that are already reshaping...
Muckleshoot Casino introduces first-in-the-state ‘sauce machine’ with over 2,000 custom combos
The Muckleshoot Casino Resort is introducing a sauce machine in its Food Hall-- a first-of-its-kind in the state.
Vigil honors memory of women killed in stabbing near Wauna
About 100 people gathered at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor on Wednesday, March 4, for a candlelight vigil in honor of four women killed on Feb. 24 near Lake Kathryn. The crowd heard from local civic leaders and chaplains from the Gig Harbor Police Department and Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One. They lit candles...
7 Backyard Features That Annoy Your Neighbors
In the Wenatchee Valley, your backyard oasis could be someone else’s headache. Let’s talk about the fine line between enjoyment and neighborly disputes.
‘He would not be taken alive’: Pierce County releases video of fatal 2023 shootout...
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) released body-cam and dash-cam video of a 2023 pursuit and fatal officer-involved shooting of a DUI suspect on Thursday. What deputies didn’t know at the time was that the suspect was also involved in a double homicide. The video is intense and violent, but was released for...
Tacoma nonprofit leader sought public funds for her business. State pushed back
A Tacoma nonprofit’s leader sought $50,000 for her private consultancy from a pool of taxpayer funds given to the nonprofit to award to small businesses and organizations, state records show. The proposed award to RISE LWP, a business founded by Tacoma Urban League CEO Desireé Wilkins Finch, was determined last...
‘He can’t get out of the car’: Felon with no legs arrested after lengthy...
Pierce County deputies found themselves in an unusual pursuit with a 40-year-old convicted felon on Tuesday. Just after midnight, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies located a truck with no working taillights and attempted a routine traffic stop in unincorporated Pierce County, PCSO announced. As deputies...
Tacoma Urban League Boss Flagged After Steering State Cash Toward Her Own Firm
Tacoma Urban League CEO Desireé Wilkins Finch urged the state to send a chunk of Community Reinvestment Project money to a private consulting outfit she founded, and the Department of Commerce was not having it. The proposed award triggered a deeper look at multiple CRP grants in Pierce County, and Finch has been on...
Bellevue man charged with hit-and-run death of woman in YMCA parking lot was ‘laying...
BELLEVUE, Wash. — A Bellevue man has been charged with first-degree murder and felony hit-and-run after prosecutors say he circled a YMCA parking lot, struck and killed an 88-year-old woman, then fled south and was later linked to two pedestrian hit-and-run cases in Tacoma, according to King County charging documents.
