Tacoma WA

SEATTLE — One man died, and another was hospitalized following a water rescue response on Friday at the Ballard Locks, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Emergency crews responded to reports of a kayaker in distress in the 3200 block of W. Commodore Way. Upon arrival, responders located one person in the water...

The crash was reported on State Route 167 and State Route 18 in Auburn around 7:14 a.m.

The family of a Vancouver man -- whose foot was allegedly run over by immigration authorities during his arrest in early December -- fears federal agents retaliated against him after they spoke out against the "excessive force."

Early in the daytime of a seemingly typical day, the streets of Burien, WA, became the scene of an armed carjacking, an incident promptly responded to by the local law enforcement. According to a social media post from the Burien Police Department, the victim's car was taken at gunpoint, and the crime was not...

SEATTLE — One person is dead and another is injured after being pulled from the water near the Ballard Locks. Seattle Fire Department crews responded to the 3200 block of Commodore Way shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday after reports of a kayaker in distress. Rescue swimmers were deployed and...

I was driving down Pacific Avenue to meet a friend at Wapato Park when traffic in front of me suddenly slowed down. After I checked traffic conditions and saw no reason for the hold up, I changed lanes and got back up to speed. Boy, was I wrong. Several days later, I got a ticket in the mail for breaking the 20 mph...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Seattle, WA – Washington State is preparing for a complex winter pattern from December 18–24, with NOAA’s long-range outlook showing above-normal precipitation and temperatures ranging from near-normal to...

A federal case involving human smuggling, a fake romance, and forced labor came to a close today in Seattle. Rangel Ramirez-Manzano, a 57-year-old resident of Monroe, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to Harboring an Alien for Financial Gain, admitting he paid thousands to smuggle a woman into the country only to...

The first Quick Quack Car Wash in Tacoma is proposed for 6602 Sixth Ave. — most recently the site of a tire-service center. An Auburn-based LLC representing a group of local investors, according to state corporate filings, sold the site in September to Seattle-based Ducktaco LLC. Project developers submitted a...

Kent Police arrested a 48-year-old man for investigation of DUI after a 911 caller reported a car stopped in the roadway, with the engine running and the driver apparently passed out. An officer responded at about 2:17 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 to a welfare check in the 22400 block of...