Tacoma WA

Crews will resume the demolition of the historic Alderton School house, which is more than halfway torn down, a Pierce County spokesperson said Friday. They stopped demolition May 18 after the county realized the permit was issued in error. Pierce County’s Planning & Public Works department issued a permit in March to

The City of Auburn reports that it has completed a conservation-focused purchase of the Soos Creek Botanical Garden and Heritage Center property, a step designed to permanently protect the land from future development while keeping the garden open and accessible to the public. The property was not listed for sale...

A rookie Tacoma police dog is already making an impact in his first few weeks on the job, recording five captures in just six weeks. “His stats are impressive,” the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) said in a Facebook post. “Charlie has already proven he’s ready to work.”

UPDATE, 2:34 p.m.: Orchid has come down from the tree and is back in an enclosure, zoo spokesperson Tessa Miller said. Original post: A clouded leopard escaped its keepers at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma on Friday morning. Zoo spokesperson Tessa Miller said Orchid, one of the zoo’s clouded leopards, didn’t return t

SEATAC, Wash. — Port of Seattle Police arrested a man early Monday morning after investigators say he unlawfully entered a secured area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, sprayed employees with a commercial fire extinguisher, and threatened to stab and kill workers. Police said the man was contacted around 3:05 a

After six years on the run, Renton police say they’ve arrested a man accused of shooting someone to death in a parking on on Rainier Avenue South.

TACOMA, Wash. — Up a flight of stairs in a historic building in Tacoma, a husband-and-wife team is introducing beginners to one of the world's oldest horticultural art forms and sending them home with a living piece of it. Bonsai Bai Me, a workshop studio with two locations in...

One person is dead and another is in serious condition after a motorcycle crash on the Key Peninsula Highway.

Two American bison calves were born within a week of each other at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. On May 8, a male calf named Torrent was born to mother Rainy, according to the park’s blog. On May 13, a second calf was born to mother Cloudy. “No name yet...

With false spring technically behind us and Memorial Day around the corner, we’ve been thinking about where to eat and drink outside. The usual places along the water spring to mind. Since our last long look at patios around Tacoma , we highlighted a few under-the-radar options from past Purdy all the way to Eatonville