Tacoma WA

Before former Pierce County elementary teacher Jordan Roy Henderson was accused and later convicted of inappropriately touching four students, school administrators failed to act on multiple reported concerns about his interactions with young girls on campus, according to a federal lawsuit. Henderson, 36, was sentenced

Washington state is famous for its trails. From paths winding through moss-draped groves at Olympic National Park to routes traversing Mount Rainier, the Evergreen State lives up to its name. While many parks require a multi-hour drive from Seattle or Tacoma, others are more accessible. For anyone seeking mossy trails

Illegal dumping: At 10:13 a.m. May 13 in the 700 block of 47th Street Southeast, there was a report of illegal dumping. Harassment: At 12:17 p.m. May 13 in the 2900 block of Auburn Way South, there was a report that a male was arrested for felony harassment, and vandalism was also cited.

Lead contamination concerns are growing in Fife schools after state testing revealed extremely high levels in drinking fountains and faucets. At Discovery Primary School, more than 80% of fixtures tested above the state’s action threshold. Ephraim Almaraz, a father of a student at Discovery Primary, told KIRO 7 he...

AUBURN, Wash. — A 17-year-old boy was shot on a bus in Auburn on Thursday night, according to the Auburn Police Department. The shooting took place around 9:30 p.m. near 29th Street Southeast and M Street Southeast. According to a police spokesperson, the shooting took place on a bus.

TACOMA, Wash. — Two young children survived falls from separate third-story apartment windows in Tacoma on Thursday, according to police and fire officials. A 5-year-old girl fell from a third-story apartment window in the 3600 block of South G Street, officials said. Tacoma Fire Department crews took her to a hospital

The cities of Des Moines, Burien and SeaTac announced in a joint statement on Thursday, May 21 that the Port of Seattle denied their request for additional time to review the environmental impacts of several proposed Sea-Tac Airport improvement projects. The three cities had formally requested a 90-day public comment..

DES MOINES, Wash. — For a full century, the Masonic Home of Washington has been one of the most head-turning structures along the Puget Sound shoreline. It's a sprawling landmark rising above Marine View Drive in the city's Zenith neighborhood, visible on clear days from as far away as Tacoma.

Maxine Herbert-Hill can still recall the warmth inside the Alderton School when she was a little girl. Both the school and red brick gymnasium were usually fueled by coal during cold weather in Pierce County, Herbert-Hill told The News Tribune. Herbert-Hill, her sister, Anitra Sudderth, and their friend, Carol Thompson

Bridge Meadows’ latest affordable-housing development has broken ground in Tacoma, the News Tribune confirmed today. The project, which sits next to Stewart Heights Park, will have 60 residential units. Forty-four spaces are geared toward low-income adults 55 and up, and 16 are reserved for families with adopted childr