Tacoma WA

Ume, a tapir at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, is set to be relocated to another accredited zoo in the Midwest in early June.

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A multi-car rollover crash blocked all but one lane of traffic for about two and a half hours on southbound I-5 in Federal Way Saturday afternoon. As of 7:07 p.m., all lanes are now open and traffic is flowing, according to WSDOT. The crash occurred...

A drug trafficker who investigators said sold fentanyl and heroin to communities ranging from White Center to Mount Vernon has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison after pleading guilty, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. The sentence follows a multi-month investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Precinct...

No one flies into SeaTac expecting an international food destination. San Francisco has its sourdough, New York has its pizza, and Los Angeles has its street tacos, but a mere three miles past the parking lots and rental car returns, SeaTac boasts a culinary capital that has been quietly thriving for decades; the rich,

Rossi's Late Strike Propels Lincoln High Abes to WIAA 4A Boys Soccer State Championship Berth Over Eastmont! PUYALLUP, WA - The roar of the crowd at Sparks Stadium on Friday, May 29, 2026, will echo in the memories of Washington high school soccer fans for years to come. In a thrilling, nail-biting WIAA 4A Boys Soccer

Jaala Smith, a planting coordinator with the Tacoma Tree Foundation, fills a water bag around a tree in South Tacoma. All summer, the Tacoma Tree Foundation will water the neighborhood's roughly 80 trees, planted earlier this year, to ensure they thrive. Driving the streets of South Tacoma, there’s a sleek,...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Wild Waves is closing for good at the end of this summer. Now, we know what could take its place, and it's not a thrilling attraction. A huge warehouse is planned for the 66-acre site, according to documents posted to the city of Federal Way's website.

A Tacoma woman has been sent to the hospital with injuries after a three-car crash near Gorst in Kitsap County Friday evening. According to a news release from the Washington State Patrol, the crash happened at about 5:49 p.m. A 24-year-old man from Poulsbo and a 29-year-old man from Belfair were both traveling southbo

Seattle Police say they prevented a potential mass shooting targeting the University of Washington Tacoma campus after investigators detained a student who allegedly sent a photograph of a shotgun engraved with the phrase “ELLIOT RODGER WAS RIGHT” and was reportedly expected to be on campus during final exams.

In September 1989, a US Army Ranger living in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood got involved in a shootout with a local gang.