Tacoma WA

Update: The highway reopened at 6:54 p.m. Previous post: A stretch of state highway in southern Pierce County is closed Wednesday evening as crews battle a brush fire, the Washington State Patrol reported. Trooper John Datillo wrote on X about 5 p.m. that state Route 702 is closed at between state Route 7 and...

On the streets of Kent, a routine patrol took a turn when Officer Thompson of the Kent Police Department spotted a discrepancy—a 2011 Kia Optima parked unlawfully in a handicapped space. The vehicle's license plate had been expired for nearly two years, prompting a deeper inquiry. The patrol resulted in the detention...

A Tacoma man is suing Pierce County for negligence after his truck was hit by a driver who swerved to avoid stop sticks while fleeing law enforcement. Joshua Crawford, 39, was uninvolved in the pursuit in July 2024 and had pulled over for emergency lights in an area just south of 104th Street East and Waller Road. As...

A Tacoma woman who was hospitalized and later died after a burglary earlier this month has been identified. Emily Tolley, 67, died following the July 14 break-in that took place in the 3700 block of Portland Avenue East, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office in a news release.

Love, acceptance and steadfast support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community permeated the atmosphere at the Puyallup Tribe’s Pride Festival July 19. The celebration took place adjacent to the Tribal Administration building and brought together members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, allies and visitors to the Puyallup...

The crunching of numbers has happened to determine the most dangerous cities across the United States, and it really isn’t good news for the eastern states. Only three of the states with cities that made the list of the ‘25 most dangerous’ are on the west side of the US.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says it’s arrested a third person connected to a 2022 home invasion – that resulted in the death of an Everett mother.

Climate weirdos DEMAND an end to the Blue Angels airshow in Seattle. I’m Tomi Lahren, more next. Not only do climate activists ruin everything, they are also VERY selective in the environmental causes they choose to target. Here is a real dumb one, Seattle climate activists-dubbed the “Airshow Climate Action...

Right off the dock of the Mast Center Aquarium in Des Moines, divers of all skill levels during the summer months try to see the living fossils calling Puget Sound home.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Lakewood man outside of Fircrest City Hall last week following a court hearing unrelated to his immigration status. The city of Fircrest said it did not work with ICE to arrest the man nor did it know ICE was planning to arrest him. According to Fircrest/Ruston...