Tacoma WA

Sometimes the best things in life are the ones that don’t try too hard to impress you. Feast Buffet in Renton, Washington is exactly that kind of place, a straightforward, no-nonsense establishment that’s more interested in feeding you well than in winning design awards or impressing food critics with molecular gastron

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Pierce County is putting $300,000 toward expanding a public health effort aimed at preventing gun violence by getting more firearm lockboxes into residents’ hands and increasing education about safe storage. County Executive Ryan Mello announced the investment during a press event at the Eastside

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — If you plan on attending World Cup watch parties or events, there will be a free way to get there. On Friday, Pierce Transit will launch its "Fan Zone Express" buses. The routes will run each day Summer of Soccer watch parties are held, as...

A Pierce County judge set bail at $250 for 16-year-old Waleed Emad Essakhi, the teen accused of stabbing four students and a security guard at Foss High School in Tacoma in April. In May, Essakhi, who is charged as an adult, pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree assault,...

One person died early Monday morning in Tacoma after a pickup truck drove off an overpass near SR 509.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written and submitted by verified residents. It represents the opinion of the authors, and does not necessarily reflect the views of South King Media or its staff.]. Wednesday night (June 3, 2026), we stood before the Highline School Board...

A Ballard couple is undertaking the latest chapter in a restoration project that has spanned more than two decades, as they update their 1910 home at 903 NW 61st St while working to preserve its historic character. David Guthrie and his wife purchased the house from the Layton family in...

An “altercation” led to the fatal shooting June 3 of a 16-year-old girl in Kent. “Detectives are actively pursuing multiple leads in an effort to identify the suspect involved in this case,” Kent Police Assistant Chief Jarod Kasner said in a Monday, June 8 email when asked for an update about the shooting. “The shootin

Dave and Debra Entenman have lived in the Meadow Glen neighborhood on the East Hill in Kent for 30 years and never seen a bear on their street until Sunday night, June 7. “I just wanted to report a bear sighting in our neighborhood at about 9:26 p.m. at the corner of SE 221st Street and 116th Avenue SE,” Dave Entenman

SEATTLE — Two Seattle City Council members are signaling concerns about Mayor Katie Wilson's proposal to double the city's transit sales tax, saying the plan requires closer scrutiny before moving forward. During a council briefing, Budget Chair Dan Strauss said he supports transit investments but questioned whether th