Tacoma WA

Residents enjoyed performances, activities, food and traditions representing cultures from around the world at the 18th annual Kent International Festival. “The festival is a wonderful reflection of the diversity that shapes Kent every day,” according to a city of Kent Facebook post. “Events like this give us an opport

The fourth apartment project in the Proctor neighborhood from Gig Harbor-based The Rush Companies crossed another development threshold at Tuesday’s Tacoma City Council meeting. The resolution had been on a council agenda last month but was tabled so the full council could be in attendance to discuss and vote, accordin

TACOMA, Wash. — A summer cleanup initiative is now underway in Tacoma to help improve the appearance of neighborhoods, business districts, and major gateways around the city. Mayor Anders Ibsen formally kicked off the "Tidy-Up Tacoma: Summer 2026" campaign on Wednesday at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and S...

Hopping into a small watercraft and paddling across the Puget Sound might sound like madness to some Washingtonians, but it’s a fairly common and regular occurrence in our part of the world. Indigenous tribes have been doing it for thousands of years, as well as the University of Puget Sound crew team . And Tacoma-born

As gas prices in western Washington hover near $6 a gallon, one local Costco gas station is closing for over a month this summer. The Costco gas station in Tacoma will be closed from July 6 to August 14, according to The Tacoma News Tribune, citing a sign posted at the pump.

The eighth annual Seventy48 was a battle to the end.

All lanes of northbound I-5 have been cleared after a collision blocked three lanes in SeaTac.

Washington’s maritime city doesn’t need to try hard. Gig Harbor sits on a quiet bay off Puget Sound, about six miles west of Tacoma, and it has the kind of waterfront that makes you slow down before you even find a place to park. About 12,000 people live...

More than a year after board members authorized the use of eminent domain to take over the privately-owned portion of the Madrona Links Golf Course , PenMet Parks is taking action. The park district filed a petition in eminent domain in Pierce County Superior Court May 26, asking the court to support their acquisition

Like anything that is three quarters of a century old, the westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge needs some work — and it’s not just cosmetic, according to the Washington Department of Transportation. The span needs four new finger expansion joints and updated hydraulic dampers, or shock absorbers. Its emergency...