Tacoma WA

BONNEY LAKE, Wash. — A man will spend 16 and a half years in prison for killing his roommate in Bonney Lake. The shooting happened in June 2024. Jacob Michael Sottile pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and third-degree assault with a firearm enhancement. Court documents say Sottile shot his...

When I first saw promotional pictures of Wendy’s new Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburger, I thought the chain was offering a value menu item—something that doesn’t take a big bite out of your wallet. However, after looking at its price in the Wendy’s app, my jaw dropped enough to fit two of these Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburgers...

San Francisco’s mayor signed legislation to arrest drug users and put them in the city’s Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation, and Triage (RESET) Center, ABC 7 reported Tuesday. Former Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison told “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio that she liked the idea and urged...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Seattle, Washington – Powerful wind gusts and heavy mountain snow could disrupt travel across Washington and Oregon beginning Thursday, Feb. 26, as an active Pacific pattern strengthens through Monday,...

TACOMA, Wash. — Community members, nurses and labor advocates gathered in Tacoma on Friday evening to discuss concerns about the presence of federal immigration officers inside a local hospital and to call for what organizers describe as keeping “ICE out of hospitals.”. The two-hour town hall, held at...

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is hosting at 4 p.m. on Feb. 20 a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Cedar Wellness Center. The event is celebrating the opening of new clinic services, including dental and medical care. It also will mark the official opening of the center's newly constructed offices on the building’s...

In Washington, there are more than 250,000 boat owners, making the ability of repairing one a much sought-after skill. As part of an on-going series Gig Harbor, master boatbuilder Tom Regan is teaching those interested in learning the art of boat repair each Saturday. The program takes place at the...

Multiple streets in north Tacoma will close soon for maintenance work — and likely won’t reopen until mid-April. The City of Tacoma announced in a press release that the following five different road closures will take place starting Feb. 23 as part of the Residential Street Restoration Program: North Winnifred...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Tacoma, Washington – A 34-year-old man was arrested in Pierce County after allegedly driving through a middle school crosswalk during student dismissal, prompting a law enforcement response. According to...

A multivehicle collision in Federal Way resulted in the death of one person and the arrest of another on suspicion of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. At 8:05 a.m. Feb. 15 at the intersection of Enchanted Parkway South and South 356th Street, police responded to a multi-vehicle fatal collision. According to...