Tacoma WA

TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma man is facing assault, robbery and firearm charges after prosecutors say he chased down four teens, robbed them and shot one of them after someone in the group threw a water balloon at his car. Pierce County prosecutors charged Majeed Lamir Guerry, 31, with...

Pierce County’s food scene is buzzing this month, with new opportunities for both seasoned managers and folks just starting out in hospitality. Here are a few solid picks worth checking out:

It all started in the fall of 2018. Patty Rody was driving back and forth from her house to her husband’s business when she saw it: a piece of property available for sale on Canyon Road. “It was like my head was on a string, I couldn’t help but look at it every week,” Rody said. “And one night I was praying … and I...

The state agency that runs Rainier School, a residential campus for people with disabilities in Pierce County, “found numerous failures” in protocol that led to a client’s fall in 2024 and resulted in lifelong injuries, according to a lawsuit. Dustin Snyder, who was reportedly a known risk for falling, lived at the...

The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) is investigating a shooting near the Tacoma Mall on Sunday after multiple reports of shots being fired. At approximately 11:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of S. Steele Street, TPD officer Shelbie Boyd told the Tacoma News Tribune. TPD was unsure if...

The man charged in the 2023 shooting that killed a pregnant Seattle woman and her unborn child has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors say both defense and state experts agreed he was legally insane at the time of the attack, which also left the victim’s husband wounded.

New data shows Pierce County deputies used force against Black people and Native Americans at higher rates than against white people in 2024, continuing a pattern shown in a similar study from 2021.. The new data, unveiled last month, also shows overall use-of-force incidents have ticked up each year since 2021....

Two people were hit by gunfire in separate early morning shootings across South Tacoma on Saturday, keeping first responders busy before sunrise. Around 1 a.m., officers responded to reports of shots near Fawcett Avenue and South 86th Street, where a 17-year-old girl was found with a non-life-threatening gunshot...

Burglars devastated the Mercer Island Farmers Market storage area, stealing or destroying over $10,000 worth of essential electronics, emergency gear, and the market's beloved mascot, Milo the gnome. Organizers and local vendors are now scrambling to raise funds through online donations and specialty sales to replace...

At 6 p.m. on a recent chilly Tuesday, Jim Sullivan’s thermostat in his Maple Valley home automatically turned down to 60 degrees — not because he set it, but because his utility adjusted it down 4 degrees during a “rush hour” event of high energy demand.