Tacoma WA

TACOMA, Wash. - Zookeepers in Tacoma shared photos of their animals enjoying Friday's western Washington snowfall as the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium announced they would close for the day. As schools closed, people lost power across the region, and roads shut down amid snowfall on Friday, disruptions hit...

AUBURN, Wash. — The Auburn Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday in the Lea Hill neighborhood along the 30300 block of 125th Court SE. Officers responded around noon to reports of a shooting at a home in the area, police said. When officers arrived, they...

From celebrating the local haunt of deep-sea creatures to the global stage of the World Cup, the Mar. 12, 2026, Des Moines City Council meeting was a masterclass in balancing community character with civic pragmatism. While the city prepares to “put itself on the map” by honoring the elusive Sixgill...

Three mystery whales have been surprising whale watchers from Canada to Olympia.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has been in office for over two months. Wilson, a self-described socialist, told KNKX how she's approaching priorities, from housing to budget cuts.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office says its new K9, Deebo, wasted no time proving his value, helping deputies track and capture two suspected burglars after a homeowner called 911 to report people on surveillance cameras breaking into an attached garage on the 13000 block of Waller Road East. The search turned into a...

A Parkland man who was found dead in a vehicle earlier this month has been identified as 18-year-old Jack Raymon Lamar Bartlett. Bartlett died from multiple gunshot wounds on March 7 in Parkland from a homicide, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office through their public portal. Deputies were...

The Cat & Rabbitt, the Tacoma-born cake bakery that speedily amassed a cult following when it opened with just a walk-up window on Sixth Avenue in 2020, will return to its hometown this spring after a nearly two-year hiatus. Owners Terryn Abbitt and Julia (Catherine) Brown confirmed Friday they would open a slice...

Facing budget pressures and declining enrollment, the new superintendent of Seattle Public Schools is turning his attention to what he believes is an oversized administrative structure within the district.

Samuel Ramirez Jr., a suspect in the 2023 double murder of two women in Federal Way, was captured just one hour and 13 minutes after being added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on Tuesday. The FBI had increased the reward for information leading to his arrest...