Gunshot Detection Test in Tacoma, Wash., Ends Prematurely
(TNS) — The Tacoma Police Department’s three-year test run of ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology installed in a neighborhood that has struggled with violence has ended prematurely without ever activating one of the devices that police leaders said would save lives. Trying out ShotSpotter was part of an $800,000...
History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge: 85 years since Galloping Gertie’s collapse
Eighty-five years ago, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma Narrows.
Small plane crashes in field near Pier County elementary school
Details about how many occupants were on the aircraft or what led up to the crash were not immediately released.
Auburn and Valley SWAT arrest man in Auburn
Auburn police, alongside Valley SWAT, served a search warrant at an Auburn home and arrested a man, but according to the department, the arrest was part of a larger narcotics investigation. According to the Auburn Police Department (APD), on Oct. 22, with assistance from the Valley SWAT team, it served...
Man sentenced to 11 years in Covington ATM robbery, shooting
A King County judge sentenced Kolby Delamar to 11 years in prison for a 2024 ATM robbery and shooting in Covington, Washington.
The Spotlight: Illegal weapons bust at Seattle store
Switchblade knives, butterfly blades and metal knuckles, The Spotlight shows you the dangerous weapons suspects were arming themselves with in Seattle. Plus, a young man murdered while getting a slice of pizza and the killer has not been caught. Those stories and a Domestic Violence survivor fights to keep her...
Toddler killed 2 months ago on tribal land near Tacoma; authorities are silent
Amory Goode Mitchell-Diaz Bradley, only 2 years old, died from a gunshot wound to the head more than two months ago on Puyallup Tribal property on the outskirts of Tacoma, but authorities remain silent about the how and the why. So far, the only specific information comes from the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s...
Seattle Aquarium announced the death of beloved sea otter, Ahanu
The aquarium stated that a sea otter passed away during a routine sedated exam.
Man convicted of 3 violent attacks sentenced to life in prison under Washington ‘Three...
SPOKANE, Wash. — A man convicted of killing a man in Tacoma and two separate assault charges in Spokane was sentenced to life in prison without parole this week under Washington state's "Three Strikes" law. A Spokane County Superior Court judge sentenced 55-year-old Ian Irizarry to life in prison...
Tukwila man who vowed to ‘slit’ lawmaker’s throat pleads guilty in federal case
Bradley Whaley was arrested in downtown Seattle on March 21, one day after investigators say he threatened to “slit” the lawmaker’s throat and harm staff during a call to the representative’s Washington, D.C., office.
