Bullets hit Greenwood home near sleeping baby
A Greenwood family is demanding answers from city leaders after an ambush-style shooting sent bullets flying into their home, striking dangerously close to their 6-week-old baby's window over the weekend.
18-year-old woman shot, seriously injured in North Beacon Hill
SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating a shooting early Sunday morning in the North Beacon Hill neighborhood that left an 18-year-old woman seriously injured. Police responded at about 5:58 a.m. to reports of a shooting near the 1700 block of South State Street. Officers arrived and found evidence of gunfire at the
TJ Maxx officially swings doors open to brand new 25,000-square-foot store
SHOPPERS welcomed a new TJ Maxx location this week that’s now extremely close to a top competitor. The addition comes as the off-price retailer plans to open a wave of...
Emerald Downs Wrap-Saturday, May 16
AUBURN, Wash. (May 16, 2026) – Tax Code overhauled Candy Caballo past midstretch and prevailed by 1 ½ -lengths Saturday in the featured $25,000 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Purse for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs. With Kevin Krigger handling riding duties, Tax Code ran 5 ½ furlongs in...
WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Castle Climbing Club’s first Van Life Fest
The first Van Life Fest at new West Marginal Way SW business Castle Climbing Club turned out to be more of a mini-fest, with just a few van owners showing up. Jim Gruff was there showing off the new van he drove up recently from Louisiana, where it was built:
MIBBB Fest will crash-land at special McMenamins Elks Temple event on Wednesday night, June...
On Wednesday night, June 3, McMenamins Elks Temple will host a special edition of its popular History Pub exploring “Tacoma’s UFO Story: The Maury Island Incident,” a case tied to alleged UFO sightings and mysterious “men in black” encounters around Puget Sound in 1947. Recent...
Popular Pierce County public boat launch closed for summer. Here’s why
Commenters on Steilacoom Facebook pages were wondering why the popular public boat launch at the Steilacoom Ferry Dock is closed. The News Tribune confirmed with town officials this week that the Steilacoom Boat Launch will be closed throughout the summer and “until well into the fall” due to repairs on a sewer lid sta
These are the top 10 hottest zip codes in Washington state right now
Washington’s hottest ZIP codes in 2026 are clustered around the Seattle-Tacoma corridor, according to a recent migration report by MovingPlace. The company analyzed nearly 500,000 moves made in March to find which ZIP codes are attracting the most newcomers per capita. This metric is designed to spotlight places seeing
Gray Skies Clock Out as Seattle Warms Up for Mellow Week
Seattle woke up Sunday, May 17, under a blanket of low clouds and a bite in the air, with Boeing Field (KBFI) reporting about 43°F at first light. As the morning wears on, skies should gradually thin while an offshore ridge builds, setting the stage for mostly sunny afternoons with highs near 63°F and light west-southw
District championships: Gig Harbor blanks Kentlake, Sumner buries No. 1 Tahoma
Daniel Sleeter likes playing in district championship games in Auburn. Last year, he won a 3A District title with the Peninsula Seahawks. This year, he won one with the Gig Harbor Tides, after transferring to play for Gig Harbor coach Ben Sleeter, Daniel’s dad. He was the starting pitcher in both games. And this time:

















