Tacoma WA

Thursday marks 20 years since one of the darkest days in Tacoma, Washington, where a man opened fire inside the Tacoma Mall.

In the ever-evolving landscape of news dissemination and consumption, practices that balance speed and ethics are vital. A recent blog post by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department shed light on the rationale behind a commonly observed but seldom understood practice — the blurring of faces in crime-related media....

Camille Baldwin-Bonney doesn’t buy it. The police accountability advocate and co-chair of People Power Washington called Mayor Bruce Harrell’s new anti-ICE executive orders “performative rather than substantive”—a feel-good gesture from the same administration wiring CCTV surveillance cameras throughout the city that...

The Auburn Police Department arrested two men and seized large quantities of narcotics and firearms following a months long investigation led by the department’s Special Investigations Unit, police announced. The arrests occurred Nov. 12 in Graham, where officers took both suspects into custody outside one of their...

SEATTLE — Gun manufacturer Sig Sauer is confronting a new legal challenge in Washington state, where a federal lawsuit seeks class action status on behalf of residents who purchased the company's P320 handgun. Patrick Schreiber, a Snohomish County resident, filed the potential class-action lawsuit in Seattle federal...

The Northwest’s primary oil pipeline has shut down for the second time in a week, this time leading Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to declare an emergency. The governor's office said Seattle-Tacoma International Airport could run low on jet fuel by Saturday evening. For the next 14 days, Ferguson’s emergency...

Minutes before the shooting, cameras captured a light-colored SUV passing the teens, driving without headlights, then returning with headlights on just before the shots were fired.

Locals whisper it, regulars swear it, and first-timers leave converted: Harbor Lights’ salmon cakes might just rival anything pulled from Atlantic waters. Set on Tacoma’s Ruston Way, this waterfront stalwart pairs Northwest bounty with sunset views over Commencement Bay. With a 4.4-star reputation and a price point...

The newly renovated Pearl Street Family YMCA is opening on January 1 in Tacoma.

A roadway has shut down in Pierce County after a structure fire Tuesday morning. Valley Avenue East is closed in both directions from Cannery Way to 116th near Sumner, according to the city on X at 8:41 a.m. Firefighters are on scene in the 11600 block of Valley Avenue East near the North Puyallup area, according to...