Tacoma WA

Drug loitering: At 4:30 p.m. June 24 in the 400 block of Auburn Way N., there was a report that police arrested a female for drug loitering. Police assault: At 5:32 p.m. June 24 in the 4700 block of Mill Pond Dr. SE, there was a report that a simple police assault occurred.

Martia Dingus has made a career out of sculpting abstract human figures out of materials usually headed to the landfill.

A driver has been arrested for DUI vehicular homicide after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian in Parkland on Friday, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP)

TACOMA, Wash. — Thousands of people are gathering at the Tacoma Summer Blast to celebrate the Fourth of July with food, music, and a spectacular fireworks display. The event, held at Dune Peninsula, is bustling with families enjoying the variety of food trucks and live performances. The festivities kicked...

More Washington adults report storing their household firearms securely, according to a study from the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Six years after her son was killed by a Seattle police officer involved in multiple deadly encounters, a federal judge cleared the way for Rose Johnson’s excessive force lawsuit to move forward. U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly set a tentative trial date of Sept. 15 after an appeals court...

Tukwila Police have arrested a convicted felon accused of running a mobile drug delivery operation – including near areas frequented by children – according to a department statement released on Thursday, July 3. Police said the arrest was the result of an investigation led by the department’s Special...

A pedestrian is dead after they were struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in Pierce County. According to the Washington State Patrol, a driver was headed north on state Route 7 near 143rd Street South when they left the road and struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk. Trooper John Dattilo posted on X that the pedestrian...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - A man was arrested this week as Pierce County Sheriff's Office deputies say he was loitering near an abandoned bank building with clearly marked "no trespassing signs." University Place deputies say the armed man was acting "suspicious." With trespassing giving them probable cause to...

Two off-duty Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) employees rescued a couple from a boating incident near Point Defiance Park in Tacoma in June.