‘Larger swarm than anything we’ve seen’: Rainier quakes reach historic levels
The recent swarm of small earthquakes at Mount Rainier has not only made national headlines but also history: Researchers have never recorded seismic activity like this before at the active stratovolcano. “It’s now a larger swarm than anything we’ve seen since we’ve been (seismic) monitoring anything at Mount...
Fugitive who escaped custody at Sea-Tac smiles in selfie with sheriff on way to...
SEATAC, Wash. (KOMO) — Sedrick Stevenson, the fugitive who escaped custody at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on May 4, is finally back in Kentucky. And judging from a smiling photo taken on the plane with a sheriff from the Bluegrass state, he didn't seem too upset about it. Stevenson fled...
King County Sheriff’s Office seeking public’s help identifying Burien credit card theft suspect
The King County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who used a stolen credit card at the Burien Fred Meyer store following a vehicle prowl in late May. Police said the incident occurred on May 26, 2025, when the suspect allegedly broke into...
Wooden City to Relocate Tacoma Restaurant Downtown in 2026
A popular Tacoma restaurant is moving into a larger space downtown as part of an upcoming expansion. Wooden City plans to relocate in 2026 to a newly renovated, 6,500-square-foot space at 1102 Broadway—nearly triple the size of its current home. The new location, at the base of an office...
Belfair Woman Dies after Being Struck on Highway 3
A Belfair woman died after being struck by a pickup truck on State Route 3 in Silevrdale Wednesday afternoon. According to the Washington State Patrol, the truck was traveling on the onramp from Newberry Hill Road to northbound SR-3 while two SUVs were stopped on the ramp’s gore point with the Belfair woman standing...
Fatal motorcycle crash on State Route 410 claims life of Missoula man
NACHES, Wash. – A motorcycle crash on State Route 410 left one man dead on Thursday night. Washington State Patrol said the crash happened 17 miles west of Naches around 7:44 p.m. The crash involved a 1988 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 33-year-old Buckley, Washington, and a 1998 Moto...
Drugstore-closure fallout continues in Pierce County with this Bartell to close
What was the only Pierce County Bartell Drugs location to not appear on any official closure list is now among the drugstores set to shut down amid the Rite Aid bankruptcy. The Bartell store, 5500 Olympic Drive in Gig Harbor’s Olympic Village Shopping Center, is among those set to close in the coming months, joining...
Pierce County steps up burn ban as fires rage in nearby communities
The Pierce County Fire Marshal’s Office and county fire chiefs instituted a State 2 burn ban in unincorporated Pierce County on Thursday, July 10. The county had been under a State 1 burn ban since June 1, but that applied only to land clearing and burning yard debris. Stage 2 expands the ban to include all outdoor...
‘It’s a shame.’ Beloved Tacoma contract post office to close in September
Business owners and residents are mourning the impending loss of a beloved post office operating out of Rankos Pharmacy in Tacoma’s Stadium District. The pharmacy has for decades run what’s called a “ contract postal unit ,” or CPU, which offers a majority of the services that a regular post office offers largely on...
Officials are tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier but say there is no...
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are tracking the largest swarm of earthquakes in more than 15 years on Washington’s Mount Rainier but say there is no indication that the cluster of quakes is cause for concern. The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory said the swarm began early Tuesday at the 14,410-foot...
