‘It’s on my head.’ Pregnant woman attacked by squirrel in Tacoma shares story
A 34-year-old pregnant woman who was randomly attacked by a squirrel at Browns Point last week said she was putting her 5-year-old daughter in her car when she felt something run up her back and onto her head. “I jumped back from the car, and I realized, ‘Oh my God, it’s a squirrel,’” Federal Way resident Alysha K....
Tacoma man allegedly chased down, robbed, and shot teen who threw water balloon at...
TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma man is facing multiple felony charges, including attempted first-degree murder, after prosecutors say he chased down a car of teenagers, robbed them at gunpoint, and shot one in the chest following a dispute involving a thrown water balloon. Majeed Guerry, 31, is charged in...
SPD detective who sued department alleging discrimination has settled for $750K
Seattle Police Department Detective Denise “Cookie” Bouldin reached a $750,000 settlement with the City of Seattle in February, city public records obtained by MyNorthwest revealed.
Man found in Kent’s Lake Fenwick died from drowning, suicide
A man found dead floating in Lake Fenwick in Kent died from drowning and his manner of death was suicide, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office March 25 report. He was 34 years old. Kent Police and Puget Sound Fire responded to a 911 call at about...
Gig Harbor boutique expands to Bainbridge Island
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND -- Dolly Mama greeted visitors to a new home on Winslow Way the second week of March, marking the boutique's third location since Michelle Kammer founded the shop in Gig Harbor 12 years ago. Formerly the home of longstanding boutique Heart, the storefront is one that had a place in Kammer's memory...
Washington Just Hit a Diesel Price Nobody Thought We’d Ever See
Washington Just Hit a Diesel Price Nobody Thought We'd Ever See Pump the brakes, Seattle. We just witnessed something we never wanted to see: Washington state officially set an all-time record for diesel prices. The statewide average hit $6.53 a gallon, blowing past every previous record in Washington history. Yeah,...
Skip the takeout and dine in at new ‘everyday Thai’ restaurant in Tacoma
The menus at many Thai restaurants in America can be overwhelmingly long. They leave too much choice in the hands of diners who will lean on the familiar, or who insist on only eating white-meat chicken even though the dish in its native country might typically be served exclusively with bone-in drumettes or perhaps...
Kent man pleads guilty to I-5 drive-by shooting
A Kent man has pleaded guilty to a drive-by shooting on I-5 that left a victim’s tire flattened and gas tank ruptured in April 2025.
📢 Tacoma seeks applicants for City Events & Recognitions Committee
The City of Tacoma is looking for residents to fill two open seats on the City Events and Recognitions Committee (CERC). This 11-member group helps plan and evaluate city-hosted events, special funding programs, and recognition projects like the City of Destiny Awards and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
City of Algona suspends fiber optic cable installation following second gas line rupture
ALGONA, Wash. — Residents in one South King County city are raising concerns about ongoing construction tied to fiber internet installation. The City of Algona signed a contract with Ezee Fiber about a year ago, and construction began in recent months. The fiber-optic internet provider operates in multiple cities...
