Top 5 bucket list adventures in Pierce County this summer
Looking for a Pierce County outdoor fun this summer? Here are the top 5 bucket list adventures from our outdoors reporter.
Driver blows stop sign in Yelm; T-bones other car and flips
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash in Yelm that shut down a roadway for several hours.
Multiple people hurt in 2-car crash in Thurston County, Sheriff’s Office says
Multiple people were hurt in a Saturday afternoon two-car crash in Thurston County, Sheriff Derek Sanders said in a social media post. About 2:20 p.m., the causing driver “blew (through) a stop sign,” according to Sanders, and T-boned another vehicle in the area of 148th Avenue and Vail Road in Yelm. The impact of the
Rollover crash in rural Pierce County kills driver, seriously injures passenger
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Pierce County officials responded to reports of a fatal rollover crash near Electron Saturday night. Around 9:04 p.m., a truck with two male occupants — a driver, passenger plus a puppy — rolled over at the intersection of Orville Road East and Griggs Road East near Lake Kapowsin. Both travelers
New coffee drive-thru opening in Tacoma with espresso, energy drinks, sandwiches
A new coffee drive-thru has made its way to North Tacoma. The Coffee Spot , 2518 N. Stevens St., will serve a variety of coffee and energy drinks, plus breakfast and lunch fare. The soft opening is set for June 1. Co-owner Kelli Barbare said the opportunity to open the stand fell into her lap about a year ago, and she
Prosecutors release laundry room surveillance video showing minutes before Blessing was fatally stabbed
A video released by prosecutors Thursday showed the Nordheim Court Building 7 laundry room in the minutes before 19-year-old student Juniper Blessing was killed. Blessing was fatally stabbed over 40 times the night of May 10 in the laundry room pictured in the video. 31-year-old Christopher Leahy was charged with first
3 men dead in Kent after unrelated shooting and vehicle crash, police say
KENT, Wash. — A 25-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday morning at a Kent apartment complex, according to the Kent Police Department. Officers, medics and firefighters responded around 3:59 a.m. to the Chandlers Bay Apartments in the 8700 block of South 235th Place after reports of a man suffering from gunshot
‘Clean up on aisle three’: Jake, Spike question if backtracking Mayor Wilson can recover...
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is now walking back some of her recent comments toward the age-old Seattle-based coffee maker, Starbucks, after the company announced its plans to move its headquarters to Nashville. Wilson changed her stance on the matter, noting that the comments were unproductive and had caused more harm..
Shots on I-5 near Tacoma Dome narrowly miss driver; WSP seeks witnesses, dashcam video
TACOMA, Wash. — Washington State Patrol detectives are seeking information after shots were fired at a vehicle during an apparent road rage incident on Friday morning on Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome. According to the Washington State Patrol, the incident occurred at about 6:37 a.m. Friday, a gray...
Washington State Patrol seeks help identifying suspect in freeway shooting
The Washington State Patrol is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect vehicle involved in a freeway shooting on Friday. At approximately 6:37 a.m., a gray Toyota Corolla and a black Honda Accord were driving aggressively along southbound Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome, according to a WSP press release. W

















