Tacoma WA

CHELAN COUNTY, Wash – A 40-year-old mystery in Washington is at least partially solved, with the discovery of human remains in Chelan County. Someone found a partial human skull in the woods near Entiat River Road in May 2025. No other bones were found and there was no other...

Buddy’s Chicken & Waffles will open a second restaurant potentially before the end of the summer and this time with late-night hours. Owner Buddy Brown confirmed that it will be located in Tacoma and will offer later hours than the original in the Lincoln District , which will continue. He also operates a food truck, w

Lake Kathryn Village, the low-key shopping strip that anchors the Lake Kathryn rural activity center on the Key Peninsula, is gearing up for a noticeable growth spurt. Developers are advancing plans to add nearly 10,000 square feet of new retail and roll the site into two more buildout phases, extending the plaza that

Update: Gerald Tracy, spokesperson for Puget Sound Energy, told The News Tribune the gas leak lifted at about 11:08 a.m. “What we can tell so far is a third party, non-PSE worker, hit the residential gas line which caused a leak. They were doing some work out there,” Tracy said. Tracy said the gas has been shut off to

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the identity and the manner and cause of death of a man found in the bushes June 8 in Kent near the intersection of 94th Avenue South and Canyon Drive. Officers responded at about 5:30 p.m. after a 911 call from...

Timothy was dead for a week in Seattle’s Discovery Park, lying halfway inside the door of his tent, when an officer investigating rumors of “a body in the woods” finally found him on March 31. The coroner determined he died of hypothermia and exposure. Michael died alone in a tent, too, on April 9, in the middle of a c

Eliot Abramson, a Mercer Island High School sophomore, died Sunday from injuries sustained during a lacrosse showcase event last week. His death marks at least the second time in the past year a high school student has died from a lacrosse injury. The Mercer Island Reporter, citing a letter from...

A man was seriously injured in a drive-by shooting in Parkland over the weekend, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

After nearly a century of operation in Tacoma’s Proctor District, Knapp’s Restaurant and Lounge abruptly closed on Monday. A sign was posted in the window of the 88-year-old diner and bar located at 2707 N. Proctor Street, reading “Knapp’s is closed. Thank you for the memories. We’ve enjoyed serving you,” according to

Washington’s restaurant industry continues facing major challenges in 2026 as rising labor costs, inflation, and shifting consumer habits force more eateries to shut down across the state. From longtime neighborhood…