Tacoma WA

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Board unanimously approved a contract with a consulting firm that will work with the public health director and her leadership team after receiving complaints from three unions representing employees with the department. About three months ago the employee unions filed a...

SEATTLE - An AMBER Alert was canceled for a child that was allegedly abducted in the Seattle area on Thursday, with law enforcement saying she was found. Authorities initially said they were searching for a three-year-old child that was taken in a stolen car on SW 9th Street near White Center.

Tacoma, Washington - The City of Destiny buzzed with excitement Tuesday night as Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club hosted an exclusive premiere for Nate Jackson's first Netflix special, "Super Funny" The invite-only event was a testament to Jackson's journey, drawing close friends, family, and industry peers who...

Pierce County’s only facility offering medically supervised drug detox will double the number of days clients facing opioid use disorder can spend in its care, an effort to improve outcomes and combat the unique challenges of treating fentanyl withdrawals. For decades, clients have spent up to five days in...

Washington State, in general, has been growing slowly, yet surely, year by year. With more and more people moving to Washington State from places like California, Texas, Arizona, as well as Idaho and Oregon, Washington keeps rising in population. There is one town in Washington, however, that people are moving...

Residents went above and beyond helping officers by finding a heat source for the drone and finding a discarded handgun in their yard.

A man recently released from jail under Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) supervision is now being charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend that allegedly happened during his release. Willie McCoo Jr., 55, of Seattle, allegedly fatally stabbed Kiara Sewell, 31, of Tacoma, and cut...

Goldmyer Hot Springs, a serene 20-acre wilderness preserve just an hour from Seattle, requires a reservation to visit—and it’s typically booked solid. Fortunately, a few rare July openings remain, and the September reservation lottery is now open through July 31, 2025. About Goldmyer Hot Springs. Goldmyer is a...

Mount Rainier is experiencing a swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes, the largest since 2009, prompting close monitoring by seismologists. The swarm, believed to be caused by hot fluids moving through faults, has calmed but could intensify again, with a recent magnitude 2.3 quake recorded. Seismologist Wes Thelen...

An immigration detainee originally from Peru and recently held at the Anchorage jail was later hospitalized in Washington state with tuberculosis, his attorney said. According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska, detainees held in Anchorage in the care of the state Department of Corrections were told by...