Little Girl Nearly Dragged Away by Coyote in Front of Family’s Luxury Home
When four-year-old Lena stepped outside her family’s $2.3 million home in Bellevue, Washington, she thought she was about to pet a friendly dog. Instead, within seconds, the wild animal latched onto her palm and tried to drag her away. Her father, Chang Tong, was just steps behind her and reacted instantly, scaring...
Labor Day filled with rallies in favor of workers in western WA
Local unions are meeting at Cascade Playground in South Lake Union in Seattle Monday to both celebrate the Labor Movement and sound the alarm about Palantir Technologies. The unions argue that the software company, which specializes in AI data analytics, poses one of the most significant threats to democracy. The...
Labor Day protests in Puget Sound highlight threats to democracy, call for workers’ rights
SEATTLE, TUKWILA, Wash. — A series of protests will mark Labor Day around Puget Sound as labor unions, advocates for immigrants, and others celebrate workers while calling attention to what they see as threats against democracy. Many are part of a national day of demonstrations called Workers Over Billionaires.
1 dead, 4 injured after car crashes into Kirkland, WA grocery store
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Kirkland Police confirm one person has been killed, and four more people were seriously injured after a car crashed into a grocery store in Kirkland. Police said Sunday night that an elderly driver was one of four people who were injured in the crash. Investigators said four...
Washington man killed in Grant County, OR crash
GRANT COUNTY, OR – (Release from Oregon State Police) On Saturday, August 30, 2025, at 1:42 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 402 near milepost 31.5. The preliminary investigation indicated a maroon Honda motorcycle, operated by Phillip Westly Bunger (63) of Tacoma (WA), was...
Here’s a roundup of Labor Day holiday closures in Tacoma area
Parks, libraries and other government-managed facilities in and around Tacoma will see reduced or limited hours this Labor Day weekend. Here’s a roundup of all the schedule changes from Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, and a list of when each agency will return to regular programming. Libraries All eight branches in the...
Tradition Lake Fire | Issaquah, Washington
WASHINGTON STATE — Firefighters with the Eastside Fire & Rescue, WA DNR, Renton Fire, Bothell, Bainbridge Island, and Poulsbo responded on Friday, August 29, 2025, to a brush fire at Tradition Lake. Photo Credit: EF&R. Tradition Lake is an extremely popular Tiger Mountain trail system, about 1.5 miles east...
Retiree shares video tour after moving into tiny home community: ‘Such a great opportunity’
"I love the idea of living in that kind of community!" Retiree shares video tour after moving into tiny home community: 'Such a great opportunity' first appeared on The Cool Down .
‘Staffing challenges’ are impacting Tacoma’s homeless healthcare program
A Tacoma program intended to bring healthcare to the unhoused faces further challenges as several employees have left the program just months after it started. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department maintains the staffing changes will not impact the planned rollout of the program. In October 2024, TPCHD and the...
Beloved Pierce County dojo that taught rare Viking martial art to close
A law enforcement officer working to arrest a suspect safely. A woman who fought off an attacker with her self-defense skills. An emergency room doctor trying to contain an aggrieved patient without causing injury. These are just a few of the people who’ve learned what martial arts teacher Karri Rahkonen calls “the...
