Tacoma WA

Pierce County Jail has faced a staffing shortage since 2023, and they're making questionable hiring decisions to plug that gap, according to a recent investigation by the Tacoma News Tribune. Joining Washington News Wrap to break down the details is criminal justice reporter Peter Talbot.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a fraud alert that has already cost people thousands of dollars. Here’s how it works: the bad guys search publicly available jail records and find someone recently arrested. Then, they go online and search for family members. “They will reach out...

SEATTLE - Someone in Seattle won a $365,000 lottery ticket prize last week. However, no one has come forward to claim it as of Tuesday. Timeline: — On Friday, Feb. 6, the Washington Lottery's HIT 5 game had a $365,000 prize. Someone bought the winning ticket at a Hilltop Red Apple Market at 2701 Beacon Avenue South.

Three people reported gastrointestinal illness after dining Jan. 8 at Birrieria Tijuana and Carnita’s Mr. Porky Taqueria, according to Public Health – Seattle and King County. The illnesses were reported between Jan. 9 and Jan. 10, and involved people from three different households. No hospitalizations or deaths...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A proposal to set eligibility requirements for elected sheriffs and police chiefs in Washington took another step forward this week, moving from the Senate Committee on Ways and Means to the Rules Committee, where it will be considered for a full vote by the Senate. Senate...

Four people, including three women, were injured after a shooting broke out at a youth homelessness housing building in Auburn. The shooting took place at approximately 4:20 p.m. Monday at Phoenix Rising apartments, a housing program for young adults experiencing homelessness, on 26th Street N.E. in Auburn. “Upon...

'This is a homicide. We've got to do something about this.'

A KIRO 7 investigation found that depending on where you buy popular bottled coffee drinks — including Starbucks Frappuccinos — you could be charged sales tax incorrectly.

It was just past 11 p.m., and Maria Morua woke up to the smell of smoke so thick that she felt like she couldn't breathe. Moments later she was jumping out of a window of her home, along with her husband and 3-year-old daughter, as firefighters were arriving at the scene in West Bremerton's Rocky Point neighborhood....

Are you ready for some elephant ears and cotton candy? The Washington State Spring Fair is just around the corner and tickets go on sale this week.