Tacoma WA

End of an Era in the West: Washington’s Only Bahama Breeze to Close Permanently. The restaurant will officially cease operations on April 5, 2026, marking the final sunset for the Caribbean-themed chain in the region. The Final Sunset in Tukwila. While Darden plans to convert 14 other Bahama Breeze...

SEATTLE - The two students who were shot and killed at a bus stop near Rainier Beach High School on Friday have been identified. One of the victims was identified by the King County Medical Examiner as 17-year-old Traveiah Houfmuse. A GoFundMe has been set up to support Traveiah's family...

Walk into Canyon Guitars and you’ll immediately get the sense that this place wasn’t built for collectors who keep instruments in glass cases. This is a shop for people who play. "We try to stock a little bit for everyone,” says owner Daniel Adams, "but far and away our main focus is on guitars and equipment for the...

TACOMA, Wash. - Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood on Wednesday. According to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD), officers responded to reports of a shooting near the corner of South I Street and South 11th Street at around 4:49 a.m. Officers located the victim with...

A Tacoma health system’s push to put more resources into critical care for newborns will bring an end to a local medical residency training program later this year. Ending that training pipeline will increase pressure on an already strained availability of primary care physicians in the South Sound, the leader of the...

Tacoma’s interim police chief will take on the role permanently after a unanimous City Council vote on Feb. 3. Patti Jackson has served as the Tacoma Police Department’s interim police chief since March 2025. She was appointed to the interim role after former chief Avery Moore resigned in the wake of controversies...

Rescue divers retrieved a man from the Thea Foss Waterway on Tuesday evening, Tacoma Fire Department Spokesperson Chelsea Shepherd told The News Tribune. Responders began CPR and transported him to a local hospital. He is in serious condition. Authorities received a call about a man in his 20’s in distress in the...

TACOMA, Wash. — One person died at the hospital after they were shot in the New Tacoma neighborhood of the city on Wednesday morning. At 4:49 a.m., emergency dispatchers received calls from neighbors who reported hearing multiple gunshots in the area of S 11th St and S I St.

Some residents are seeing a dramatic increase in their electric bills this year. Puget Sound Energy has raised its rates by about 12%, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. According to a news release from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC), the average customer who uses 800 kWhs per month...

Longtime residents of Anderson Island in Pierce County cycled through the community’s only gas station and general store on Monday. The shelves were bare, and the deli was quiet. After nearly 50 years in operation, the shop closed Tuesday when dwindling revenues couldn’t offset the cost of operation. Without a gas...