Tacoma WA

Seattle's plan to allow new housing near the city's sports stadiums has been struck down, after the Port of Seattle and BNSF Railway won their appeal before the state's Growth Management Hearings Board. Why it matters: The decision delivers a win for the port and freight interests and a setback...

Early Sunday morning, Seattle police responded to a disturbance report involving possible gunfire at an apartment on 10th Avenue and East Terrace Street. According to the SPD Blotter, the officers conducted a community caretaking check, entering an apartment unit without finding anyone inside or evidence of injuries....

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says officers arrested a 38-year-old man with previous felony convictions, including 2nd degree murder, in downtown Seattle on November 13.

The Tacoma City Council voted to increase by 2.6% a property tax that funds emergency medical services. The council’s action at its Nov. 12 meeting is part of an annual action it takes to update the city’s property tax levies, as required by state law. Voters first approved a levy lid lift for emergency medical...

SEATTLE — An Enumclaw mother has filed a lawsuit following her son's overdose death at a now-closed substance abuse treatment facility, raising broader questions about why state regulators haven't taken stronger action against those involved despite having substantial evidence of wrongdoing. Judy Russo, who operates...

An encounter between Pierce County deputies and a man living in a tent culminated in the man's arrest on multiple charges, including aggravated assault on a police officer. The incident occurred on November 4th when deputies, performing a routine check on an area recently cleared of a homeless encampment, found a man...

The search is ongoing for the person responsible for the shooting deaths of two Lacey brothers, 16-year-old Alexander Borgen and 17-year-old Deven Borgen.

A Starbucks located on Elliott Avenue in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood has been shuttered as most of the unionized store’s employees rally during a nationwide strike. The strike began last Thursday on Starbucks’ “Red Cup Day” — one of the coffee chain’s busiest days of the year. Starbucks Workers United, the union...

AUBURN, Wash. — King County prosecutors say it's unclear when an Auburn man accused of fatally punching another man at a concert over the summer will return to Washington state to face a judge. Devin Brice McCurdy, of Auburn, was arrested in Alabama last week and was slated to...

Police established a perimeter around the unit, concerned the situation could turn into a hostage standoff since the suspect had been seen armed earlier.