Structure at Oldcastle Infrastructure burns to the ground in Auburn
AUBURN, Wash. — A commercial structure in Auburn burned in a fire late Tuesday night. Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighters responded to reports of a fire at A Street Southeast and 29th Street Southeast about 11:31 p.m. Crews extinguished the fire about 1:15 a.m. Wednesday. Footage taken by a...
New WA unemployment numbers show which counties and industries saw job losses
Washington state’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5.1% in February , representing the fourth consecutive monthly increase, according to new state data. That’s up from a 4.4% unemployment rate in February 2025. The steadily rising unemployment rate indicates a potential labor-force shift, Anneliese Vance-Sherman, chief labor economist with the Employment Security Department (ESD), told McClatchy on Tuesday. Her biggest takeaway: “We are absolutely...
Washington factory lays off 120 employees, relocates operations to Utah
A sudden closure impacts local workers Rise Baking Company is closing its facility in Kent, Washington in coming months, a move that will result in approximately 120 layoffs. The decision…
Kent woman, 23, injured in Highway 167 crash near South 208th Street
A 23-year-old Kent woman is in satisfactory condition after her vehicle, reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed, collided with another vehicle along Highway 167 in Kent, left the roadway and struck a tree. The crash occurred at about 11:17 p.m. Sunday, April 19 along southbound State Route 167...
Upgrades Abound at Tacoma Mall
Real-estate trust Simon today provided an update on major upgrades at Tacoma Mall this year, including new restaurants, retailers, and design enhancements. At the heart of the update is The Village, the mall’s expansion project set to wrap up in late spring. Recent openings include Shake Shack, Lovesac, Dave's Hot Chicken, and Happy Lamb Hot Pot, soon to be joined by Supreme Dumplings...
Juvenile suspect arrested after armed robbery on Pacific Highway South early Saturday
A juvenile suspect was arrested early Saturday, April 18, following an armed robbery of a citizen in the 3000 block of South 216th Street in Des Moines, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office and Des Moines Police Department. Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office initially responded around midnight because...
WATCH: Auburn police track down stolen car using automated license plate reader
The Auburn Police Department shared dash camera video of the moment they chased down a stolen car.
Woman hit by vehicle in Auburn dies from injuries
A woman died in Auburn after she was walking in the roadway and was hit by a vehicle. According to the King County Medical Examiner’s decedents list, Jameila Rose Walker, 39, died on April 18 as a result of an accident in the roadway at South 277th Street and 86th Avenue South in Auburn. Walker’s cause of death was listed as multiple blunt force...
Tacoma Rider Killed After Slamming Into Stopped Car On SR 7 As DUI Probe...
A 63-year-old Tacoma motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon after crashing into a car that had stopped on State Route 7 near Elbe, according to authorities. The rider was identified as Olivia A. Waller of Tacoma, and the collision was reported just before 2:52 p.m. The driver of the blue Kia Spectra, described as a 32-year-old woman from Mineral, was...
Prosecutors charge trio in Planet Fitness locker break-ins across Pierce County
BONNEY LAKE, Wash. — Recent court documents filed in Pierce County say three men have been charged in a March 2023 string of Planet Fitness locker break-ins that investigators linked to stolen credit cards, a prepaid Visa purchase at a Puyallup Fred Meyer and cellphone data across multiple gym locations.
