Tacoma WA

Power has been restored for nearly 10,000 Auburn residents who were without power this afternoon. At approximately 11:57 a.m., the outage was first reported, with 9,257 Auburn residents remaining without power, according to the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) outage map. Around 12:30 p.m., the outage was reportedly resolved,

Eco Repurpose Boutique recently opened its second storefront on Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, expanding beyond its original 600-square-foot location inside Waterfront Market at Ruston. Founded by military veteran Norma Irish in 2021, the shop specializes in gifts, toys, accessories, beauty products, and home goods, with a

Pierce County Superior Court Judge Alicia Marie Burton last week sentenced Lars Eugene Nelson to 90 months in prison for shooting and killing Sophie Tinney, 27, at a home on Fox Island in April 2025. Nelson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder under an agreement between Pierce County prosecutors and his...

Update, 4:16 p.m.: In a news release, WSP said the driver was a 58-year-old man from Elma, WA in Grays Harbor County. The man was driving northbound on state Route 509 just south of Port of Tacoma Road, when the trailer detached from his truck and hit the barrier in the median. Watts told The News Tribune the barrier b

Law enforcement agencies are warning that thieves are stealing gas by drilling it out of gas tanks. It comes as gas prices surge across the country.

A dozen giant troll sculptures from Danish artist Thomas Dambo are heading to Washington this fall – to join the five that already live here.

A 4-year-old girl has died from her injuries following a high-speed rollover crash on State Route 18 in Federal Way last week, according to Washington State Patrol authorities on Monday night. The crash occurred on June 4 when a sedan, spotted by a trooper traveling at 130 mph, struck a...

Rep. Tarra Simmons (D-Bremerton) is facing ethics charges. The accusations culminated in a rare two-day public hearing before the state’s Legislative Ethics Board this week.

A Bellevue-based global logistics company, Expeditors, announced Monday that 230 employees would be laid off across several Washington locations. The layoffs span five locations, including Bellevue, Federal Way, Lynnwood, Seattle, and Airway Heights, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) f

An adult male body was found in a wooded area in Kent on Monday, and detectives have not completely ruled out a homicide. At approximately 5:30 p.m., Kent Police Department (KPD) officers responded to a 911 call from a witness who discovered the body, KPD announced. The body was found...