Northwest horses can’t travel following a national equine herpesvirus outbreak
Horses across the country are on lockdown. In the Northwest, show events in Canby of Oregon, and Yelm and Selah, both of Washington, are canceled or postponed. There’s a national outbreak of equine herpesvirus after a big event in Texas. The outbreak stems is connected to the WPRA World Finals and Elite Barrel Race...
Late-night rollover on I-5 near Tacoma ends with DUI arrest, troopers say
WSP said a pickup overturned and blocked the three left-most lanes of the freeway.
Family honors missing girl Teekah Lewis with holiday toy drive
TACOMA, Wash. — Twenty-six years after 2-year-old Teekah Lewis vanished from a Tacoma bowling alley, her family is turning their grief into a mission of generosity — one they hope will keep her memory alive while helping children in need. Teekah’s mother, Theresa Czapiewski, is launching the first-ever...
New Mexican brunch spot has corn pancakes, sope benedicts, chilaquiles ‘flights’
The new brunch restaurant at the cusp of Tacoma and University Place was packed on Sunday afternoon, just its second week in business. A DJ and guitarist played from a sound booth as tables welcomed colorful mimosas, chilaquiles “flights” served in an oblong wooden bowl, breakfast burritos, pancakes with corn and...
Tacoma Zoolights has more lights than ever, and dogs are allowed for first time
Zoolights, the annual outdoor light display at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, opens Friday. For the first time, the zoo will allow visitors to bring their dogs on five select nights in December and January. Remember that a section of Five Mile Drive at Point Defiance Park is...
Tacoma Rescue Mission hosts free Thanksgiving meal
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and the Tacoma Dome will be packed with more than a thousand people getting a free hot meal this afternoon.
North Seattle Commuters Raise Alarm Over Alleged Harasser: A Heated Debate on Transit Safety...
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on North Seattle Riders Warn of Aggressive Man Accused of Grabbing, Chasing, and Harassing Transit Passengers: ‘It’s a Scary World Out There’.
Seattle Approves $8.9 Billion Budget for 2026, Boosting Affordable Housing, Public Safety, and Local...
This week, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed the city’s 2026 budget into law. The budget totals $8.9 billion in appropriations, with $2.0 billion for General Fund priorities. The City Council passed the budget unanimously last week. This is the first unanimous approval of Seattle’s budget since 2013.
74-Year-Old Photographs Reveal a Distressing Collapse of Mount Rainier’s Ice Due To Climate Change
The collapse wasn't apparent on the surface until researchers pored through the photographs and noticed how the peaks were shedding their icy blankets.
Olympia man airlifted to hospital after Thanksgiving morning crash
A 27-year-old Olympia man was airlifted to Tacoma General Hospital early Thanksgiving morning after swerving the vehicle he was driving to avoid a deer and hitting some trees. He may have been driving fast to work at the correctional facility in Shelton around 5:30 a.m. when he tried to avoid hitting a deer that was...

















