The Forgotten Volcano That Erased a Town in Washington
In the shadow of Mount St. Helens stands a lesser-known but equally formidable titan: Mount Rainier. While most Americans remember the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, fewer are familiar with the devastating lahar (volcanic mudflow) that descended from Mount Rainier approximately 500 years ago,...
Washington quietly rolls out new millionaire tax that could sting
Washington is moving from theory to reality on a new levy aimed squarely at its richest residents, and the details suggest it could bite harder than many casual observers realize. Lawmakers in Olympia are advancing a so‑called millionaire tax that would, for the first time, tie state revenue directly to high earners’...
First Defendant Sentenced in Federal Crackdown on Drug Trafficking in Seattle Homeless Encampments
Seattle, WA. — The first defendant sentenced in a sweeping federal drug trafficking case targeting Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District received a 30-month prison term Wednesday in U.S. District Court, federal officials announced. Theodore Nation, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tana Lin...
Tacoma health system says it lost $1.2M after billing vendor ‘dropped the ball’
A Tacoma health system blames a vendor for missed billing and reimbursement, costing the health system more than a $1 million. Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System filed a lawsuit at the end of December in King County Superior Court against Optum Inc. and Change Healthcare Technology Enabled Services LLC. Late last...
Driver tries to escape with car strapped to tow truck in Tacoma
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says that a driver was arrested after he drove off with a truck that was being towed in Tacoma.
Dive Team Rescues a Man After He Falls into Ice Before Their Eyes: ‘Right...
“They were about to pack up and leave when they saw a fisherman, walking back to shore, fall through the ice,” an official tells PEOPLE
Guns, fake prescriptions and 533K doses of fentanyl: Federal sweep targets Tacoma gang network
TACOMA, Wash. — Federal agents fanned out to 17 locations across Washington, Oregon and California before dawn Wednesday, arresting 14 people in what prosecutors described as a sweeping takedown of a Tacoma-based drug and gun trafficking network. At the center of the indictment is Kevin Salgado, 27, of Puyallup,...
Tow-Job Chaos As Tacoma Suspect Tries To Swipe Truck Towing His Own Pickup
A brief but wild chase in Tacoma ended with a scene straight out of an action movie, when a man tried to keep his truck from being towed by jumping into the tow rig and attempting to drive off with the pickup still chained behind him. Deputies had already stopped the fleeing Ford once with a PIT maneuver, then...
Two In Tow & On The Go | Getting crafty at Tacoma’s Tinkertopia
Would you like to Take and Make… or, perhaps, Make and Take? Because at Tinkertopia, those are, in fact, two different things. And both are equally delightful. Our latest kid-venture brought us across the bridge to downtown Tacoma to explore the shop that bills itself as a creative workspace, thrift shop and...
Shelter-in-place issued after car crash leads to gas leak in Puyallup
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Residents in a Puyallup neighborhood are under a shelter-in-place order Saturday following a crash that damaged a gas meter and caused an active gas leak. A vehicle driven by an elderly man crashed into a garage in the 4000 block of 22nd Street SE, striking and damaging the gas meter, according to...
