Tacoma WA

Want to play sports at a Tacoma public school in the 2025-26 school year? Get ready to pay. Tension has risen among teachers, support staff and the district’s administration in recent months as Tacoma Public Schools continues to grapple with its budget deficit. The News Tribune’s Isha Trivedi reported in May that the...

Kwabi Amoah-Forson, a humanitarian and influencer from Tacoma, found his calling at The Evergreen State College where, he graduated with a liberal arts degree in 2015 from the Tacoma campus. “Evergreen was instrumental in me finding my purpose in life,” he says. “I would not be where I am today without Evergreen.”

A 41-year-old Tacoma man died Sunday evening while fleeing from Yelm police when he lost control of his vehicle, struck another driver on state Route 507 and was ejected, according to the Washington State Patrol. The State Patrol identified the deceased as Jeremy L. Stahl. Two people in the vehicle not involved in...

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office says a 40-year-old father and his 9-year-old daughter died in a house fire in unincorporated Port Orchard on Saturday morning.

SEATTLE, Wash. (Associated Press) – Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday that hit the company’s Xbox video game business and other divisions.

Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank has been at loggerheads with other elected officials in the first six months of his term, conflicts that have roped in two attorneys and portend more lawsuits. So who pays the bill? So far the county is on the hook for as much as $16,000 for an attorney charging $400 an hour to...

An overnight crash in Kent left two people with life-threatening injuries, according to Puget Sound Fire.

SEATTLE - Matt Cameron will leave Pearl Jam after 27 years behind the drum kit. The drummer has been with the Seattle-based band since 1998, and announced Monday morning over social media that he would be leaving the band. "Much love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike and Stone for...

SEATTLE — An SUV crashed into the Mioposto restaurant in Ravenna on Friday night while it was full of customers, according to a post by the restaurant on Instagram. Photos provided by Mioposto show extensive damage to the building, including the total destruction of the front side. Seattle police...

A National Thoroughbred League team has a new home after rapper Nelly purchased a squad and moved it to his native St. Louis this week.