Tacoma WA

Tacoma isn’t cram-full of pizza places as much as some other cities, especially on the East Coast, but it’s got some good pies nonetheless. We’ve rounded up the highest-rated pizza joints on Yelp by neighborhood. Some neighborhoods have an abundance of options to choose from, while in others, it’s slim pickings. We...

“Never again is now” is the refrain that echoed through the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League’s 2026 Day of Remembrance on Feb. 21. The annual event honors the over 125,000 people of Japanese descent who were imprisoned due to their ethnicity during World War II, including on the event’s location at...

The Gig Harbor Parks Commission has recommended that the city consider installing a grief processing tool known as a wind phone in Grandview Forest or another peaceful, natural setting in the city. A wind phone is a disconnected telephone in a natural setting. People can use the phone to privately...

Three of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and the fourth victim died en route to an area hospital.

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Editor's note: The following story contains descriptions of self-harm. If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Visit Vibrant Emotional Health’s Safe Space for digital resources. The parents of a 13-year-old Gig...

Tacoma police are searching for the suspects caught on surveillance video who opened fire on a home, striking a 21-year-old woman while she slept.

A quiet stretch of Tacoma’s South End turned into a major crime scene before dawn Tuesday, after a woman was shot inside an occupied house and rushed to the hospital in critical condition, according to police. Officers responded to the 8800 block of South D Street, near Fern Hill Park, and found the wounded woman...

A retired Seattle police captain is raising fresh questions about the death of Kurt Cobain, the Nirvana frontman who died in 1994. The former officer says he believes the original investigation was flawed and thinks new evidence suggests Cobain may have been murdered. He reviewed the case file years later...

SEATTLE (AP) — A man fatally stabbed four people in Washington state on Tuesday morning as sheriff’s deputies were on their way to hand him a domestic violence protection order, authorities said. The suspect died after being shot by an arriving deputy. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially...

A Tacoma coffee roaster is brewing big plans for a spring expansion. Outer Dark Coffee Co., owned by Michael Murphy, plans to open a dedicated production roastery on Court C, according to a Facebook post. “We’re beyond excited to finally have our own dedicated roasting space, AND to have the...