Tacoma WA

An Auburn police officer who has been accused of inappropriately communicating with a minor is out on bail. According to the Pierce County Jail roster, the 42-year-old man was released on Sunday, May 17 on $100,000 bail. “The case] is pending,” Adam Faber, spokesperson for the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s...

A 20-year-old man from the Auburn-Federal Way area was charged with first-degree murder for an incident in Seattle after hours at a beer garden, where he is accused of shooting a man from behind. On May 14, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Lucas Logan, 20, of unincorporated King...

TACOMA, Wash. — Pierce County prosecutors charged a 19-year-old man after Tacoma police said he led officers on a pursuit in a stolen Hyundai that ended when the car became wedged between two other vehicles. Julian Avery Wirawan was charged Wednesday with unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle and...

SeaTac Police and the King County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit recently helped arrest two people in a major human trafficking investigation at a local motel, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the arrests were made in partnership with several agencies, including the U.S. Attorney...

South Tacoma Way fixture Radnor’s Burgers & Beignets is making its foray into Puyallup. The business, announcing news of the second location on Facebook on Sunday, doesn’t yet have any opening date, however. “We are just really excited to be joining a vibrant, Puyallup business district,” Isaac Miller,...

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A deputy employed by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) has been charged with felony harassment with threats to kill after an internal investigation by PCSO. On Dec. 2, 2025, PCSO received a report from a family member of a verbal domestic altercation that involved the deputy, the sheriff’s office announced.

SEATTLE — A swarm of honeybees has taken up temporary residence at the Isaac Evans Playground, according to Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation. Park visitors may notice a visible cluster of bees gathered at the playground, officials said. The phenomenon, known as a swarm, is a natural part of...

Derinson Martinez-Grandas, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiring with six others to burglarize the homes of Asian American business owners in Oregon and Washington. Martinez-Grandas, a Colombian national, is the fourth member of a group deemed the " Skyline 7 " by the Eugene Police Department to plead guilty to the crime. T

Fixing culverts — pipes or tunnels that allow streams of water to pass under a road, highway or railway — is expected to cost the city of Gig Harbor millions . Culverts are known fish barriers in much of Washington state. When built or designed improperly, these pipes can block or hinder fish from swimming through stre