108-foot WW2-era yacht sinks near Bremerton, Washington
The United States Coast Guard is responding after a WW2-era yacht sank near Bremerton, Washington.
Local firefighters climb Space Needle steps in remembrance of 9/11
Local fire departments climbed 848 steps up the Space Needle in honor of the 343 firefighters and first responders who died on 9/11.
Seattle Mayor Pushes $80M Reparations Fund to Fight Housing Inequality
Harrell pledges $80 million to repair damage of housing discrimination.
Tacoma Teen Arrested After SWAT Finds 23 Guns, Evidence of School Shooter Obsession
PIERCE COUNTY, WA — A 13-year-old boy is in custody after Pierce County deputies and a SWAT team executed an early-morning arrest on September 6 following reports of school shooting threats. Deputies said the juvenile had been
Woman with dog accused of breaking into same business eight times
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a woman accused of breaking into the same business eight times—accompanied by her dog.
Pierce County Sheriff draws controversy over social media posts; could face decertification
“Sheriff Swank is the subject of three Certification cases – two initiated by complaint and one initiated by a notice of an initial disciplinary decision from his former employer, Seattle PD," the WA State Justice Training Commission said.
Time-card fraud investigation preceded Wash. wildfire arrests
SEATTLE — New details are emerging about the events leading to the arrests of two firefighters by federal officers last month at a wildfire on the Olympic Peninsula. In an interview with The Seattle Times, Tom Clemo, who was the leader of the fire response at the time of the arrests, said they stemmed from an...
Police arrest suspect in wave of mail thefts, find mailbox ‘master key’
Gig Harbor police officers arrested a suspect associated with a series of recent mail thefts in the area. Officers also recovered what the department called “an official (U.S. Postal Service) master key” used by mail carriers to access community mailbox banks. The 31-year-old suspect is in the Pierce...
WA farmers suffer after feds cut program to provide schools with local fresh foods
A federal program created during the pandemic to supply public schools with local produce was abruptly ended in March, leaving Washington state farmers without a critical source of income. Now, farmers are making hard choices about what to grow and how many workers to hire. Summer might be winding down,...
Kent police looking for vulnerable adult missing since mid-August
Kent police are asking the public to keep an eye out for 35-year-old Brandon Ensminger, a vulnerable adult who may be unable to care for himself.