‘We can’t compete with that’: Tacoma PD offering signing bonus as staffing crisis continues...
Staffing levels at the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office are increasingly at risk as the Tacoma Police Department offers a lucrative incentive to attract deputies. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Carly Cappetto confirmed that two deputies recently resigned to take other jobs, presumably with the Tacoma Police Department,...
Deputies seize loaded 3D-printed rifle, cocaine and meth after McDonald’s drive-thru arrest
A driver was reported slumped over in the driver’s seat, blocking the restaurant’s drive-thru lane.
Pierce County deputies arrest 13-year-old after threats of school shooting, weapons found
Deputies also seized loaded magazines marked with “school shooter” writings, clothing, and additional writings that investigators described as supporting a typical mass shooting scenario.
Seattle police arrest driver after 66-year-old man killed in SR-99 hit-and-run
When officers reached the scene, they found the man with a severe head injury.
Driver fined nearly $500 for speeding 24 mph over limit in Issaquah school zone
The stop happened in front of Issaquah Valley Elementary.
Washington State Department of Health Revokes and Suspends Licenses Amid Professional Misconduct Crackdown
In a sweeping regulatory move, the Washington State Department of Health has clamped down on several healthcare providers across multiple counties for various violations. The department, aiming to maintain high standards in healthcare services, has recently announced the revocation or suspension of licenses,...
Tacoma Sandwich Shop Receives $50K
Tacoma's The Antique Sandwich Co. has been named one of 50 restaurants across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to receive a $50,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express. The grant will help The Antique Sandwich Co. renovate its 100-year-old building, a release...
Teen sentenced to 23 years for deadly White Center bus shooting
A King County judge sentenced a young man to more than 23 years in prison for the 2023 murder of a man on a Metro bus in the White Center area, with the victim's family delivering emotional statements during the hearing.
The Spotlight: Video shows angry ex-girlfriend armed with a shotgun creeping up on home
An ex-girlfriend angry and armed — how a journal entry and a drone helped law enforcement intercept her deadly plan in Maple Valley. Plus, a night at the bar turns to two weeks in the hospital; a Seattle man shot in the chest now describes the encounter that escalated quickly. And, he put the pedal to the metal...
In “Secret Tacoma,” city’s plucky, tragic and strange history lives on
Chris Staudinger is obsessed with an old-timey circus performer. “His whole thing was to catch turnips thrown from any height on the tines of a fork,” he explained to me. Zanetta, the performer, provided entertainment at the opening of Tacoma’s National Realty Building, which in 1910 was the tallest building in the...