Tacoma WA

Officials report that the city of Tacoma’s revenues are lower than forecasted and its expenses are higher than expected, as the city continues to contend with a structural budget deficit amid an economic downturn. Tacoma finance director Andy Cherullo outlined for council members the state of the city’s budget as of...

TACOMA, Wash. - Pierce County prosecutors are asking a judge to reconsider the sentence handed down to Shawn Kemp for a 2023 shooting at the Tacoma Mall. A motion from the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney claims Kemp committed a violent offense, therefore his sentence should have imposed a punishment that should...

TACOMA, Wash. — Authorities have identified the man found dead at the Burning Man festival in Nevada as 37-year-old Vadim Kruglov of Tacoma. The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday that Kruglov was pronounced dead at the scene on Aug. 30 in Black Rock City. The cause and manner of death...

Mallory Nehemiah Brown, 44, of Auburn, Washington, had pleaded guilty to one count of prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

Here are 911 Calls for Service responded to by the Valley Regional Fire Authority (VRFA) from Aug. 25–Aug. 31, 2025:. Motor Vehicle Accident: (Auburn) On Monday, August 25th at 7:03 a.m., VRFA firefighters responded to a two-car collision. Both vehicles had minor damage and had pulled into a nearby parking lot. One...

The Washington State Patrol is asking for help in locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision that occurred on Highway 16 in Gig Harbor on Aug. 12. The incident occurred at 6:45 a.m. that morning on eastbound Highway 16 near Wollochet Drive. During what WSP described as a “road rage incident,” an unknown...

A Kent man has been charged with felony arson on Aug. 27 after allegedly locking himself in the Enumclaw 7-Eleven and setting the building on fire. According to charging documents, Jerome Thomas Whitmore, 50, entered the 7-Eleven on Aug. 24 around 3 a.m. and barricaded himself in the real employee area; the Enumclaw...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon firefighter who was arrested Aug. 27 while working on the Bear Gulch Fire in Washington has been located, but his attorneys are still struggling to communicate with him. The man was one of two Oregon-based firefighters who were detained by Customs and Border Patrol following a Bureau...

A Korean American father murder charge is now likely after an autopsy ruled the death of his 5-year-old daughter a homicide in Federal Way. The case involves Woojin Han (29), who was arrested in May after his daughter died following alleged assaults. On September 1, the King County Medical Examiner’s...

TENINO, Wash. - SWAT teams surrounded a house in Thurston County during an hours-long standoff with an assault suspect Wednesday afternoon. Deputies and SWAT team members surrounded a house near Highway 99 SE and Tilley Road South outside Tenino in an hours-long standoff with a man who was wanted in an assault case.