California man found guilty in twin brother’s fatal shooting outside Portland hotel
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A California man has been convicted in the 2022 shooting death that left his twin brother dead outside a Portland hotel. A Multnomah County jury found 29-year-old Martre Tirik Oliver guilty of manslaughter in the first degree on Monday. His brother, Martese Oliver, was found shot and killed...
Home ‘riddled with bullets’ when Pierce Co. street takeover ends in shooting
The incident occurred at the intersection of 108th Street South and Park Avenue South, where skid marks from the takeover are still visible.
Wanted felon arrested after spraying sister with bear mace in Tacoma
A man with felony warrants was arrested for burglarizing his sister’s home and spraying her with bear mace on Friday night in Tacoma. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded to reports of a burglary in Tacoma after the Tacoma Police Department requested assistance in locating and arresting the suspect,...
An anonymous $50M gift will cover some tuition for medical lab students at University...
University of Washington Donation ASSOCIATED PRESS An anonymous donation expected to exceed $50 million is helping cover tuition costs for medical laboratory science students at the University of Washington for the next half-century. The dean of the university's School of Medicine , Dr. Tim Dellit, made the surprise...
3 in custody after student assaulted outside Highline High School, firearm involved
Highline High School in Burien was in lockdown just before 1 p.m. after reports of a person with a weapon inside the school.
New WA bill proposes payroll tax to collect $2B a year from Amazon, Microsoft,...
SEATTLE — A new state bill, modeled after a payroll tax in Seattle, is set to be introduced in Olympia and aims to collect more than $2 billion a year from the likes of Amazon and Microsoft. State Rep. Shaun Scott (D), Seattle, will formally unveil the proposal on...
Kent woman, 19, faces vehicular assault, DUI charges after I-5 crash
A 19-year-old Kent woman faces potential charges of vehicular assault and DUI after she reportedly crashed a SUV that injured herself and two passengers early Monday morning, Dec. 1 along Interstate 5. The woman was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe southbound, just north of South 272nd near Kent and Federal...
Seattle Fire rescues person from water near middle of I-90 bridge
Seattle firefighters rescued a person from the water near the middle of the I-90 bridge on Monday morning. At approximately 6:30 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) initially responded to the person in the water, SFD announced. Minutes later, a rescue swimmer was in the water to retrieve the individual....
University Place woman killed in crash after being reported missing identified
A University Place woman who died after a train struck the vehicle she was in last week near the Steilacoom Ferry Dock has been identified, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Virginia Thompson, 90, died from multiple blunt-force injuries on Nov. 24 near the 50 block of Union Avenue, the office...
Tacoma port considers leasing acreage to new fish processing, cold storage site
New details have emerged regarding a proposed cold storage/processing facility on about 30 acres of Port of Tacoma property. On Nov. 18, members of the Port of Tacoma Commission heard a presentation and first reading of a proposed lease agreement between New Jersey-based private equity investor Saxum Investment and...
