Tacoma WA

BUCKLEY, WA – An Elk Ridge Elementary kindergarten teacher is on administrative leave as the White River School District investigates allegations of inappropriate conduct with a child, police records and interviews show. The Buckley Police Department report obtained

Kent Police arrested a 27-year-old Tacoma man for allegedly punching a 64-year-old man in the face for apparently no reason at Lake Meridian Park, 14800 SE 272nd St. A 64-year-old father and his adult son were at the park on Saturday, May 23 sitting, chatting and having a snack when an adult stranger suddenly walked up

GIG HARBOR, Wash. - A small 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded just west of Gig Harbor on Wednesday. The quake happened around 3:45 p.m. in the Wauna area, along Henderson Bay. The epicenter was about nine miles from Gig Harbor, around 13 miles south of Bremerton, and 15 miles away from Tacoma.

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Emergency crews were responding to a fatal crash involving a car and a semi-truck on State Route 18 on Wednesday. Both directions of SR 18 were closed near Issaquah-Hobert Road, officials said. A single person was injured and later died, according to law enforcement and fire...

A 26-year-old Kent man was convicted of 17 federal felonies on Tuesday in connection with a crew he led in armed robberies of marijuana dispensaries, banks, and credit unions. Shannon Hartfield recruited, supplied, and managed a group of younger people who conducted a robbery spree throughout the Puget Sound region bet

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Years after a Kent man went missing during a hunting trip outside Cle Elum, charges have been filed against the person suspected of killing him. Jorge Alcantara Gonzalez, 40, was charged in Kittitas County Wednesday with the murder of Ian Eckles in 2020. Gonzalez was also charged with first-deg

A 64-year-old father and his adult son were enjoying a day at Lake Meridian Park last weekend when a stranger punched the father in the face because he believed he was being “mean-mugged.”. On May 23, the father and son were sitting near the lake, chatting and eating, when...

Tacoma-based restaurant Manuscript recently announced the launch of a new commissary kitchen venture, the Epilogue Kitchen Collective, that also will serve as a community meal-distribution service. The commissary kitchen is designed to serve as a culinary space during Manuscript’s off hours, where mobile food vendors,

Drivers can expect delays in Spanaway this week. According to a post from Pierce County Alerts , crews will be repairing damaged pavement on Spanaway Loop Road South Military Road South and 168th Street South through May 28. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., the post said. “Work will start at Spanaway Loop Road South an

A 15-year-old boy died on Military Road South in Auburn, and his death is being investigated as a vehicle vs. bicycle hit-and-run collision. The incident took place on May 14 at South 320th Street and Military Road South, Auburn, in unincorporated King County near the Federal Way city limits. According to the King Coun