‘Right place, right time’: Dive team rescues man who fell through the ice in...
It was a case of the right people being in the right place at the right time. On Tuesday, members of the King County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit and Mercer Island Police were conducting water rescue training at Fish Lake in the Cascade Mountains when a man fell through the ice right in front of them.
MultiCare to pay $3.7M to resolve ‘medically unnecessary’ surgery allegations
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has agreed to pay more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that it fraudulently billed government and commercial insurers for spine surgeries performed by a former neurosurgeon. What happened?. The government alleged in a Feb. 4 news release that MultiCare failed to...
Tacoma City Council Confronts Immigration Tensions and Public Concern
As Mayor Anders Ibsen opened the Jan. 27 city of Tacoma council meeting with three resounding strikes of the gavel, the tone was set for an evening defined by community compassion and heightened public engagement. A proclamation recognizing January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month came first, followed by public...
Tacoma City Council Confirms Appointment of New Police Chief
The Tacoma City Council on Tuesday confirmed Patti Jackson as the city's police chief, effective Feb. 9, after her initial appointment by Interim City Manager Hyun Kim. Jackson has served as interim chief since last March. “Tacoma matters to me, and so does the work ahead,” Jackson said in a...
Crowd Stunned As Divers Haul Man From Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway
A routine evening on Tacoma’s waterfront turned tense on Tuesday when rescue divers pulled a man from the Thea Foss Waterway near Dock Street, as bystanders lined the esplanade and filmed the unfolding drama. Pierce County and Tacoma emergency crews began CPR on the shoreline before loading the man...
More Pierce County students take to the streets to protest ICE actions
Students and other members of the Franklin Pierce School District community rallied and marched Wednesday to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions around the nation. Several hundred people walked the streets in the vicinity of Franklin Pierce High School, 11002 18th Ave. E. in the Parkland area, during...
Weird Optical Illusion Spots You Have to See in Washington
Washington is pretty weird when it comes down to it, especially in the “mind playing tricks on you” department!
Northbound I-5 lanes blocked near 220th Street SW after ‘serious’ motorcycle crash
WSDOT said there is no estimate for when lanes will reopen and drivers should expect significant delays.
Say Goodbye to Bahama Breeze: What Foodies Will Miss the Most
You've only got a couple more months to enjoy their food before it permanently closes.
SeaTac grocery workers go viral dancing their way into Seahawks fandom
Two grocery store workers in SeaTac have turned lunch breaks into a social media phenomenon, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers while dancing to support the Seahawks ahead of Super Bowl LX. Known online as the “Breakroom Chronicles,” Linisha Smith and Melissa “Melly” Turner have been posting lively dance...

















