Tacoma WA

Seattle City Councilmembers Joy Hollingsworth and Bob Kettle discussed a new contract that gives Seattle police officers a 13% pay raise. This raise makes them the highest paid officers in Washington state. The discussion took place on a program hosted by Brian Callanan. The councilmembers explained what the city...

WILSONVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) – The owner of Elka Bee’s Coffee is down two employees after she said federal immigration enforcement detained them this week and took them to Tacoma. The men are Jose Alirio Aguilar Fernandez and Carlos Jose Romero Perozo. Sylvia Hartman, their boss and the owner of Elka Bee’s, said they are...

The Gig Harbor Police Department says a group of teens crashed their car after throwing eggs at moving cars and then trying to avoid getting arrested.

A Tacoma woman faces two felony charges after she and an accomplice allegedly stole $791.75 worth of items from three stores at the Centralia Outlets on Aug. 26. Shayleanna G. Perez, 26, faces ...

Washington State Patrol released this video of two trooper rescuing a kitten stuck on the shoulder of Interstate 5 in Pierce County Wednesday. But you really need to watch all the way through as the cat rides up front in one trooper’s lap as he’s driving.

Some police departments require body cameras to stay on. Pierce County’s policy says deputies only “should.”. While many major law enforcement agencies, including the Seattle Police Department (SPD), require officers to keep their body cameras rolling once it’s activated, a policy designed to protect both suspects...

More than a dozen unpermitted food vendors were shut down outside Lumen Field, many of which were operating without sufficient refrigeration or handwashing, KING 5 reported Wednesday. KIRO host Jake Skorheim shared his own experience with a food vendor outside the stadium. “My son and I went to a Mariners...

Between June and August 2025, officials reported that violent crime incidents in downtown Seattle dropped by 36% compared to the same period in 2024.

After years on the run, a man was sent to prison for child sexually abusive activity in Wexford County.

A closed trail in north Tacoma recently made news in regards to Tacoma City Council District 2 candidate Ben Lackey, who was expelled from all Parks Tacoma facilities and events between September 2024 and September of this year. That expulsion was in effect as Lackey was campaigning for council , with the restoration...