Tacoma WA

Late last week, the controversial bill that grants the state the power to remove elected county sheriffs passed both the House and the Senate, and is now awaiting Governor Bob Ferguson’s signature. The bill, Senate Bill 5974, passed in the House of Representatives on a party-line vote. The House...

SEATTLE — Nearly 70,000 people across western Washington are without power on Wednesday night as strong winds hit the region. The wind has also led to downed trees and powerlines. One person died on Wednesday night when a tree fell on their car in the 23200 block of Florence...

Families of children who say they were abused at the now-closed Northwest School of Innovative Learning are now taking their fight to the state level, adding Washington’s top education agency to a new lawsuit. The complaint, filed last Thursday in Pierce County Superior Court, accuses the Office of the Superintendent...

Puneet Bsanti – The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Three people were taken to hospital after a house fire in Tacoma on Monday. Firefighters were dispatched at 8:43 a.m. to a house in the 3800 block of South J Street. Three people and a dog were trying to get out of the house when firefighters arrived, Tacoma Fire...

Puneet Bsanti – The Peninsula Gateway (Gig Harbor, Wash.) A technical rescue is underway for a person who fell off some cliffs at the Dalco Passage Viewpoint in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park. Firefighters were dispatched at 2:03 p.m. after a call came in that the fallen person was...

AUBURN, Wash. — The misuse of electric bikes and scooters is causing significant damage to city parks, as riders take the motorized vehicles off designated paths and across grass and open space. The damage has been reported primarily at Lakeland Hills Park and Evergreen Park, according to Auburn police,...

The family of 18-year-old Jack Bartlett is mourning after he was shot and killed outside his Parkland apartment building Saturday morning. As investigators search for a suspect, his parents are calling for answers, stricter gun laws and urging whoever is responsible to turn themselves in.

SEATTLE — A homeless camp just feet from the Seattle Center is raising new questions about the responsibilities of private property owners to maintain their vacant lots. The encampment is next door to the Gates Foundation as well as the Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), and it has been expanding in recent weeks.

SEATTLE — Flags will be lowered to half-staff across Washington state Wednesday to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died last month. Gov. Bob Ferguson directed all Washington state and U.S. flags to be lowered at state agency facilities through close of business or sunset March 11. A civil rights...

Tacoma will stay with me As my candidacy for city manager has come to a close, I write to share my heartfelt gratitude for Tacoma and all who call this beautiful city home. From the South End to the North End and districts within the city’s boundary, I experienced something difficult to manufacture: a genuine sense...