Tacoma WA

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) arrested a driver and his passenger after crashing into a trooper near State Route 512 while going the wrong way on Interstate 5 early Wednesday. Troopers said the suspect, a 19-year-old man in an SUV who was wanted for first-degree assault, fled from law enforcement...

After temporarily closing in January, Gig Harbor’s Tides Tavern has officially reopened. “Our team has missed celebrating and making memories with you,” the business wrote on its Facebook page this week. The kitchen maintenance-related closure occurred shortly after it was announced that Anthony’s Restaurants was...

Gather Juice will press on after all. Tacoma’s cold-pressed juice shop, also known for raw smoothies, hearty avocado toasts and grain bowls, will return to Sixth Avenue this spring after abruptly closing in December . Owners Sean and Gretchen Doyel are working with a new business partner, Clayton Bray, to reopen the...

About three months ago, I stood outside a tent a few blocks off Aurora Avenue in North Seattle. Inside was a 9-year-old boy. His mother was a fentanyl addict working as a prostitute on Aurora. She made him wait in the bushes while men came to the tent. The neighbors...

The first building of the Kent East Hill Operations Center (KEHOC) is nearing completion after more than 25 years of planning and site improvements. The city of Kent’s primary maintenance and operations staff will be moving from the 16,636-square-foot facility on Russell Road to the 83,000-square-foot KEHOC facility...

Many thanks to Jim for bringing attention to these public safety risks. On Jan. 19, I submitted a Traffic Complaint Form to the City of Gig Harbor. My complaint addressed two issues: 1) The repeated use of Cushman Trail by teens (probably) on motorcycles and 2) reckless driving observed (for example, wheelies) on...

A Washington man has been accused of pulling a gun on the Good Samaritan who tried to help him after a crash. This is why we say, "help no one, save no one." We saw it every week on Dave & Chuck The Freak. Sometimes, when you decide to try to be a good person and help a stranger it quickly backfires on you. There...

Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is opening its gates to canines for its Dog Days event on March 6. From 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., dog owners who are over the age of 18 can bring their dog to wander various paved paths with stops at the aquarium and habitats for insects, walruses, polar bears, muskoxen, and more. In...

TACOMA, Wash. — In a 5-2 vote, the Pierce County Council approved a new 0.1% public safety sales tax at its meeting Tuesday evening. The proposal will add around $27 million to the county's annual budget, which supporters said is needed to fill a funding cap for critical public safety services.

Commercial real estate firm Kidder Mathews announced in a press release this week that it completed the sale of the 11,900-square-foot showroom, office, and service facility space once leased to Indian Motorcycle. The buyer was Federal Way-based West State Motorsport, a used-car dealer that will use the Auburn...