Tacoma WA

SEATTLE — A Tacoma teenager is celebrating a second lease on life, thanks to an extraordinary gift from her sister. 17-year-old Mary Head received a kidney transplant that's transforming her health — and also marks a milestone for Seattle Children's Hospital. For Head, the condition that led to...

As federal officials consider new rules for SNAP benefits, a Tacoma food bank is struggling to meet rising demand and expanding its reach by delivering food directly to families in need.

A dirt biker was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center on Friday after falling 100 to 200 feet when the ground collapsed beneath him on a trail near Wilkeson.

Two teenage brothers, Alexander M. Borgen, 16, and Deven J. Borgen, 17, were killed in a drive-by shooting on November 14, 2024, in the Lacey and Rainier areas. Authorities report that the teens were mistakenly targeted. The case has received attention from the community, and local organizations are providing support...

TACOMA, Wash. — Troopers in Pierce County are investigating a fatal pedestrian-versus-vehicle collision that shut down all southbound lanes of Interstate 705 near South 11th Street on Thursday night. The crash was first reported around 9:24 p.m., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. All...

An Auburn man was sentenced to a little under eight and a half years in prison for an incident where he crashed into a barrier on State Route 599, causing his vehicle to fall over the side of the overpass and land onto Interstate 5. Following a felony plea agreement,...

A Fife woman died after a vehicle struck her in Tacoma on Thursday night. A 35-year-old Tacoma man was driving his 2009 Subaru Forester south on state Route 705 near 15th Street when he struck the woman who was standing in the lane, according to the Washington State Patrol in a news release. The incident was reported...

A newly filed federal lawsuit alleges that defects in a Tesla Model 3 caused a catastrophic crash and fire in Tacoma that killed a woman and critically injured her husband, according to court documents filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Jeffery Dennis and...

SEATTLE — Seattle police officers arrested a 31-year-old felon with nearly 26 grams of fentanyl Tuesday afternoon after pursuing the man in a stolen truck. At around 2 p.m., patrol officers using an Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) identified a stolen Ford F-150 near Meridian Avenue North and North Northgate Way.

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