Tacoma WA

Step into summer with a whimsical twist as independently owned Shoestring Circus returns to Puyallup with a fresh, captivating show at a new location filled with hometown charm. From July 3 to 12, audiences can experience Dreamland under the Big Top at McMillin Farm, where dazzling performances, whimsical style and reg

TACOMA, Wash. — A home renovation project in Tacoma led to an unusual discovery this week when workers uncovered two World War II-era armor-piercing rounds, prompting a response from the Tacoma Police Department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit. According to Tacoma police, officers were called to a residence un

Rainier Beer this week confirmed that its tentpole music festival R-Day is returning to Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood on June 12 with a lineup that includes Dehd, Kadabra, Telehealth, and Lace Cadence. There also will be beer gardens and other vendors. Get more details about the event here. Puyallup's Shoestring Ci

Shanell Brown, a public health nurse and Tacoma native, joined Clark County Public Health as its first racial equity director in May. “Clark County Public Health was a place that expressed readiness to move from acknowledgement of inequities to actually taking action to address them,” Brown said. “That’s the exact kind

FOX ISLAND, Wash. — The man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death his girlfriend at a Fox Island home in April of last year was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison on Thursday. When he's released, Lars Nelson will remain in community custody for another 36...

According to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy shot and injured an armed person who pulled a gun and charged at them on Thursday morning while responding to a vehicle fire. The individual, who was stripped of a second firearm by responding law enforcement, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening...

Crews put out a fire with 30-foot flames at a house in Graham early Thursday morning. Ron Kent, district chief for Central Pierce Fire & Rescue, told The News Tribune the call came in at about 12:47 p.m. in the 22500 block of 147th Avenue Court East. When crews arrived, Kent said, they found the flames consuming the ro

Noon on a Wednesday is a great time for some ice cream. Or at least the dozen or so people who were having dessert before lunch on June 3 at Couple of Scoops Ice Cream and Candy thought so. Couple of Scoops, which employs adults with special needs, will celebrate...

TACOMA, Wash. — A 24-year-old man has been charged with assault and multiple gun-related offenses after allegedly pointing a handgun at an employee of the Islamic Center of Tacoma, barricading himself inside the building, and prompting a large police response that included SWAT officers. Pierce County prosecutors charg

A Thursday evening collision in Spanaway left one person dead and is causing major lane closures on State Route 7, according to Washington State Patrol. A tow truck versus motorcycle collision occurred at 5:59 p.m. on SR-7 and 204th Street East, State Trooper Kameron Watts posted on X. The motorcyclist was pronounced d