Tacoma WA

A single-car crash near Port Orchard left a Gig Harbor woman dead Thursday afternoon. A 61-year-old man driving a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer on westbound state Route 16 near Mattress Ranch lost control of the car at about 2:35 p.m. The car went off the right side of the roadway and stopped down an embankment,...

Western Washington is home to the most dangerous stretch of highway in the state, according to an analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data by Seattle Injury Law.

The man who fatally struck an Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in a vehicle collision on Interstate 5, then carjacked another vehicle to flee, was sentenced Monday to three years, 10 months in prison. Ryan Edward Grems, 38, pleaded guilty in July to failure to remain at an...

Starbucks is laying off 974 employees in Seattle and Kent, according to Washington’s Employment Security Department.

In the Seattle mayoral race, many voters are focused on the cost of living in an ever-more-expensive city. They’re pressing the candidates on who can build more housing and make the city more affordable.

That work led investigators to identify a suspect who was also linked to a Seattle Police Department case that occurred only minutes before the freeway shooting.

A Washington man is facing charges for allegedly “forcing” his way into a high school and threatening a teenager with a gun, police said. The Seattle Police Department said officers responded shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a disorderly man trying to enter the high school on the 1700 block of East […]

Starting January 1, Washington’s minimum wage will increase by 2.8% to $17.13 per hour, as announced by the state Department of Labor and Industries on Tuesday. This new rate surpasses the current national leader of $16.66 per hour, with California and certain areas of New York not far behind at $16.50. In contrast,...

A 29-year-old man was arrested in connection with an alleged theft at Home Depot in Lacey. According to a Lacey Police Department report, Paul Hoa Tran, of Olympia, was identified as the suspect in a theft that took place at the Home Depot on Marvin Road NE in Lacey on Sept. 26.

Lacey City Council received an update Tuesday on the work the city’s Rapid Response Team accomplished in the past year. Lacey takes a three-pronged approach to addressing homelessness, City Manager Rick Walk told the council. The Community Resource Unit does direct outreach, the Mobile Outreach Team provides crisis...