Tacoma WA

Mayor Wilson announced Wednesday a series of leadership decisions across several Seattle city departments, naming new acting directors, retaining current leaders in key roles and outlining interim changes as the administration moves forward.

Seattle's unemployment rate is raising eyebrows, especially in the tech world, but there's a glimmer of hope for job seekers.

BREMERTON – Not long after Rebecca Nystrom relocated from Arizona to start a graduate program at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, her husband became seriously ill. Alongside her daughter, who has autism and mobility issues, medical expenses became an even higher annual expense. Nystrom, who has worked...

The new development, which is attracting those looking for space and modern living, is also raising concerns in the surrounding neighborhoods.

A high-drama arrest in a Tacoma parking lot has landed a 27-year-old man in the Pierce County Jail on a long list of felony charges, after investigators say he spent months targeting elderly women across the county. Police allege the Tacoma man robbed older women of cash and purses, then...

Stephanie Kooser, the owner of Screamin’ Bean Espresso in Puyallup, was taken aback when she went to pay her annual food permit fee for 2026. “I was like, this has to be a mistake,” Kooser said. The fee, collected by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department which inspects and permits food businesses including...

A violent struggle happened at the Ellyson Apartments in Tacoma as deputies attempted to arrest a man accused of violating a protection order, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

On a short stretch of residential streets just north of downtown Puyallup, neighbors say they have had it with wrecks at their doorsteps and are pushing the city for quick, concrete safety fixes. The tipping point came in October, when a Puyallup High School cross‑country runner was seriously injured in a collision...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A new Senate bill could pave the way for densely populated areas in unincorporated Pierce County, such as South Hill, to become cities, offering residents more control over local governance. Currently, South Hill boasts a population of around 70,000, surpassing cities like Olympia, Wenatchee,...

Dave’s Hot Chicken is celebrating its official opening at Tacoma Mall on Jan. 23, the News Tribune recently reported. This marks the second restaurant to open at the new Village at Tacoma Mall. The first was Shake Shack, which opened in November. Additional restaurants still to come include Gong Cha bubble tea and...