Tacoma WA

How discovering Edward Spot in a boarding school cemetery opened old family wounds — and ignited a mission to bring him home. The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery sits on a hill above Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington. Beyond the freeway and the Tacoma Dome, toxic industries flourish on what was once lush marshland where...

LACEY, Wash. - An investigation is underway after two teens were killed in a shooting early Friday morning in Lacey. At about 2 a.m., officers and medics responded to a report of shots fired near College Street Southeast and 24th Avenue Southeast. When officers arrived at the scene, they found...

Tacoma is mourning the loss of a beloved community leader. Mattice Hoyt, known colloquially as the "unofficial mayor of Tacoma," died Tuesday at the age of 39.

In September 1989, a US Army Ranger living in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood got involved in a shootout with a local gang.

A 32-year-old Federal Way resident was detained Thursday and charged with robbery and attempted robbery of three casinos, including one in Ferndale, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Edgar Oswaldo Gonzalez Barragan of Mexico was detained at the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac and charged with the...

A months-long investigation led by the Burien Police Department’s Precinct 4 Special Emphasis Team resulted in multiple arrests and large scale drug seizures tied to a trafficking network with direct links to the Sinaloa Cartel, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. The operation, called “Operation Eastbound...

In the early hours of Sunday, a man defending his sports car from armed thieves on Queen Anne Hill fired shots at the assailants, reportedly wounding two of them. According to police, the incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. when a group of four masked individuals in a white sedan confronted the man after he parked his...

Planned expansions have been plagued with delays and budget issues, prompting advocates to fear they might be called off.

The Making a Difference Foundation’s food bank, Eloise’s Cooking Pot, is launching a one-time emergency food-delivery service for families in King and Pierce counties who are unable to travel to their local food bank. The announcement comes in response to rising food insecurity due to the recent federal...

Wilkeson is now one step closer to reclaiming its economic future. On Oct. 21, the Pierce County Council authorized $857,250 to go toward Wilkeson’s Way Forward, a project that aims to boost Wilkeson’s economy after the permanent closure of the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge. Jayme Peloli is the...