Tacoma WA

The Auburn Police Department arrested two men and seized large quantities of narcotics and firearms following a months long investigation led by the department’s Special Investigations Unit, police announced. The arrests occurred Nov. 12 in Graham, where officers took both suspects into custody outside one of their...

SEATTLE — Gun manufacturer Sig Sauer is confronting a new legal challenge in Washington state, where a federal lawsuit seeks class action status on behalf of residents who purchased the company's P320 handgun. Patrick Schreiber, a Snohomish County resident, filed the potential class-action lawsuit in Seattle federal...

The Northwest’s primary oil pipeline has shut down for the second time in a week, this time leading Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to declare an emergency. The governor's office said Seattle-Tacoma International Airport could run low on jet fuel by Saturday evening. For the next 14 days, Ferguson’s emergency...

Minutes before the shooting, cameras captured a light-colored SUV passing the teens, driving without headlights, then returning with headlights on just before the shots were fired.

Locals whisper it, regulars swear it, and first-timers leave converted: Harbor Lights’ salmon cakes might just rival anything pulled from Atlantic waters. Set on Tacoma’s Ruston Way, this waterfront stalwart pairs Northwest bounty with sunset views over Commencement Bay. With a 4.4-star reputation and a price point...

The newly renovated Pearl Street Family YMCA is opening on January 1 in Tacoma.

A roadway has shut down in Pierce County after a structure fire Tuesday morning. Valley Avenue East is closed in both directions from Cannery Way to 116th near Sumner, according to the city on X at 8:41 a.m. Firefighters are on scene in the 11600 block of Valley Avenue East near the North Puyallup area, according to...

AUBURN, Wash. — Pounds of drugs and more than a dozen weapons were seized after a months-long investigation in Auburn. With the help of Valley SWAT, Auburn police arrested two men believed to be selling and distributing drugs. They were taken into custody in Graham on Nov. 12, outside one of their storage units.

A Federal Way man was charged with robbery and attempted robbery after incidents at three tribal casinos and a Shoreline bank in August. According to a Nov. 13 announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Edgar Oswaldo Gonzalez-Barragan, 32, a Mexican national who resided in Federal Way, was detained and...

Kent Police detectives and Valley SWAT officers arrested a 46-year-old Des Moines man early Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 in connection with the 2021 disappearance and murder of 36-year-old Austin Leming, according to a statement from the Kent Police Department. The arrest occurred in the early morning hours of Monday,...