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Look out, Tacoma shoppers: There’s a new thrift store on the block. Ropa has officially opened its doors and is offering secondhand clothes, handcrafted goods, sunglasses, printed artwork, household items, tattoos, and even a stylist consultant. Operated by Mica Keyes, Ropa hosts multiple in-store vendors who make up i

Authorities are investigating a homicide after a man was killed in the Hilltop area late Tuesday morning, the Tacoma Police Department shared in a news release. Officers responded to a shooting on the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr Way just after 11 a.m., the release said. They found an adult male with a gunshot wo

TACOMA, Wash. — A man was found fatally shot in Tacoma on Monday, and now police are investigating the shooting as a homicide, Tacoma police (TPD) said. Officers responded just after 11 a.m. to the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way following a report of a possible shooting, according to Tacoma Police Department s

The former Pierce County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of threatening to kill his wife’s boyfriend in a November phone call pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday and was not taken into custody. Prosecutors last month accused Edgar Ruiz, 36, of felony harassment with threats to kill based on a Sheriff’s Office investiga

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A 59-year-old motorcyclist was hospitalized after crashing into an elk in east Pierce County on Monday night. At approximately 10 p.m., the motorcyclist was traveling west on SR 162, between Crocker and Orting, when he struck the elk, according to The Tacoma News Tribune. The rider, an Olympia man, was...

Husband and wife Ayman Almasri and Amani Abouammo are preparing to share their culinary heritage at their Ballard restaurant, Koshari, and at Seattle Center during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The restaurant specializes in traditional Middle Eastern dishes, including layers of rice, lentils, macaroni, and garbanzo beans, d

One of the biggest, most popular events of the year is this weekend along the downtown Gig Harbor waterfront: the Maritime Gig Festival. Festivities kick off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6, with a free pancake breakfast at Skansie Park, sponsored by the Gig Harbor Kiwanis Club. The Maritime Gig...

What used to be a charred, vacant corner of East Tacoma where Gault Middle School once stood is now packed with goals, turf and floodlights. After years of sitting empty and catching fire more than once, the site has been reborn as a public soccer complex featuring two turf pitches, field lighting and an adjacent learn