Tacoma WA

Under the city of Lakewood’s current zoning laws, bars and taverns are prohibited in the downtown area. That could change next month. On Feb. 17, the City Council will consider allowing breweries, bars, taverns and companies that produce alcohol to operate in more parts of the city, like downtown, industrial areas...

SEATTLE — A demonstration of roughly 200 people blocked all southbound traffic on 2nd Avenue at Madison Street in downtown Seattle on Saturday, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. Protesters proceeded to march north towards 4th Avenue and Cherry Street. SDOT announced that 2nd Avenue and Marion...

Teriyaki is practically a love language in Washington, and I spent a week chasing the sauciest plates from Seattle to the suburbs. You will find smoky char, glossy glaze, and rice piled high enough to make you pause. Four spots brought portions big enough to feed two without trying. Ready...

Washingtonians may not have to worry about the blistering storms hitting the East Coast this weekend. But that doesn’t mean they are off the hook from cold weather. The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory from midnight tonight to 9 a.m. Sunday for a variety of areas across western Washington,...

On Friday, registered nurses from MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital and the Mary Bridge neonatal intensive care unit stepped off the hospital floors and onto the sidewalk, staging informational pickets outside Tacoma General in both morning and midday shifts. With contract talks stalled, union leaders cast the action...

COLFAX, WA—At approximately 6:30 a.m., deputies with the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at a residence off State Route 26 outside of Colfax. The property owner in the incident reported an unknown vehicle parked behind their shop with the engine running.

A man in the greater Seattle area is accused of stabbing his housemates at a sober living home before lighting a blaze meant to trap those living upstairs. Andrew Cole Keen, 29, has been charged with three counts of second-degree attempted murder and one count of first-degree arson, according to local ABC affiliate...

Advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy have identified two long-unidentified sets of remains found along Washington’s coast, including Edwin Asher, an Oregon mayor who disappeared while crab fishing decades ago.

A Washington man is accused of strangling his parents to death with a belt in their home and then — upon being spotted by a family member — expressing his desire not to "disturb them." Mick Carmichael, 35, is being held in the King County jail on two...

Imagine sitting down to a warm meal while mountains glow pink at sunset and boats drift across sparkling water. In Washington, the scenery often feels just as delicious as the food on your plate. From rooftops high above the city to cozy tables right on the shoreline, dining here is...