Tacoma WA

Wilson says she wants to lean heavily on tiny home villages, introducing legislation to ease the permitting for those sites, reduce restrictions around their size, and encourage Seattleites to volunteer at one of the places that make the homes.

A Harborview Medical Center doctor raised concerns about the number of e-scooter injuries as of late, noting that in 2024 alone, the hospital treated 163 patients with serious e-scooter injuries. Gee Scott, co-host of “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio, voiced his own concerns about the irresponsible use...

SEATTLE — A Mercer Island man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of wire fraud for secretly transferring $35 million from his employer into a failed cryptocurrency venture. Nevin Shetty, former chief financial officer of tech company Fabric, was convicted...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A 19-year-old driver was arrested after a wrong-way pursuit ended with a crash into a Washington State Patrol car on southbound Interstate 5 near state Route 512 early Wednesday, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) said. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on March 4, according...

During parent-teacher conference week, Tacoma Public Schools will adjust schedules for early release. On Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 13, elementary schools that normally dismiss at 3:10 PM will release at 11:55 AM, and those that dismiss at 3:30 PM will release at 12:15 PM. Bryant Montessori follows the...

Tacoma can be somewhat of a pizza desert depending on where you are, but there are still lots of local restaurants working hard to make a pie worth your while — whether it’s a classic, greasy cheese pizza or a wood-fired innovation with toppings that intrigue. The News Tribune asked readers last week to vote for...

PUYALLUP, Wash — Families in Puyallup are bracing for potential cuts to school staff and programs as the district weighs millions of dollars in reductions to address a budget shortfall. The Puyallup School District is considering $15 million in budget cuts. The proposal includes eliminating jobs or reducing hours...

A man with dementia went missing on March 2 in Auburn. According to the Kent Police Department (KPD), Robert Peysano, 63, has been missing from his adult family home in Kent since the afternoon of March 2. He and a family member walked from their Kent home to a friend’s home in Auburn, but Peysano left the home.

Finding a place to toss your trash on the streets of Tacoma is getting a little easier. The city is adding 120 new trash cans to public sidewalks, doubling the number of city-maintained trash bins. “We've heard a lot of feedback consistently from the community, from businesses, that they want...

A representative of an off-duty security guard killed outside a Tacoma lounge has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against the business’ property owner, according to an attorney. Joseph Briggs, 39, was shot multiple times in the chest on Sept. 10, 2023, and found by police lying in the Night Owl Lounge’s parking lot,...