Restaurant owner tries to stop car thief, watches suspect crash into his business
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — A University Place restaurant owner tried to stop a car thief earlier this month but ended up watching the suspect drive straight into his business. Surveillance video shows the chaotic moments outside India Mahal Restaurant on the night of Feb. 7, when owner Amanjit Randhawa...
Plans return for satellite parking at Point Ruston. Here’s what changed
A plan for a parking lot along Ruston Way to accommodate a Point Ruston retail/office building is back in permitting with the City of Tacoma. Building 5, 4924 Main St., originally was envisioned in 2019 as an office building at the mixed-use upscale development that serves as a cap to a Superfund site (the area of...
Man found guilty of fraud after stealing $550K from Vancouver resident in lottery scheme
A Jamaican citizen was found guilty of wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for defrauding an elderly woman of more than $500,000 by telling her she had won the lottery and needed to pay taxes and fees before the winnings could be collected.
Pit Bull Shot During Reported Attack in Auburn
At approximately 12:52 on February 13th, 2026, officers responded to reports of shots fired during a pit bull attack in the 1200 block of Auburn Way in Auburn. Upon arrival, police located a pit bull shot and deceased in the street, along with a female suffering from injuries consistent with a dog attack. The female...
Tacoma’s sci-fi park sits on top of a former toxic wasteland
You can walk a loop trail in Tacoma, Washington, where bronze sandworms burrow out of the earth and quotes from a famous sci-fi novel line the path beneath your feet. Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park covers 11 acres on Commencement Bay, and it takes its name from Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune.” Herbert was...
Jaahnavi Kandula’s father dies before $29 million Seattle settlement reached
KURNOOL, India (Diya TV) — The family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old Indian student who died after a Seattle police vehicle struck her in 2023, has suffered another heartbreaking loss. Her father, Kandula Srikanth, died of a heart attack just two days before officials announced a $29 million compensation deal in...
20-year-old killed in rollover Tacoma, WA car crash
SEATTLE - Four young people were in a car that rolled over during a crash in Tacoma over the weekend, one of the male occupants died. The roadway on westbound SR16 at 6th Avenue was shut down for nearly six hours while law enforcement conducted an investigation into the circumstances of the deadly crash.
First ‘traces’ of snow appear in Seattle, Tacoma as western WA braces for icy...
Snow was seen accumulating in certain areas of western Washington Tuesday after it was previously reported and spotted in Seattle-area forecasts this week. According to KIRO 7 meteorlogist Nick Allard, snow is reportedly falling in Tacoma, as of 6:30 a.m. A few hours later, he confirmed that “traces” of snow had been...
‘People blow through that light:’ SUV slams into Everett tattoo shop after crash
A tattoo shop is boarded up in Everett after an SUV slammed into it following a collision Sunday morning.
Kent Police arrest 17-year-old after attempted ATM robbery, pursuit and crash
A 17-year-old Kent resident was arrested on Monday, Feb. 16 after police say he attempted an armed robbery at an East Hill bank ATM, fled in a stolen vehicle and was later taken into custody following a crash and foot pursuit. Police said that officers were dispatched at about 8...

















