Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Pierce County highway, police say
A crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian left a woman dead Friday morning in Fife. Officers were dispatched at around 5:40 a.m. to the 4400 block of Pacific Highway after a man driving a vehicle struck the woman, who was walking on the roadway. The woman reportedly died at the scene, Fife Police Department’s...
Huge Ballard homeless encampment swept by the city
Seattle city crews cleared a large homeless encampment in Ballard after a month-long extension granted by Mayor Katie Wilson.
Good Intentions, Bad Policy: HB 2489 Would Hurt Tacoma
Good Intentions, Bad Policy: HB 2489 Would Hurt Tacoma. Authors: Kirsten Carlson, Founding Member, Tacoma Business Council & Kristen Wynne,. Founding Member and Chair of the Tacoma Business Council. Picture this: tents filling Point Defiance or lining the parking strip next to your home, but when. you call the city...
Hilary Duff @ White River Amphitheatre
It's been a while, but SHE’S BACK! Hilary Duff is bringing The Lucky Me Tour to the Pacific Northwest in July with special guests...
New cocktail bar with 1920s, ‘30s speakeasy vibe coming to downtown Tacoma
A new cocktail bar is coming to downtown Tacoma, inspired by the Prohibition era speakeasies of the 1920s and ‘30s. Ricky’s Lounge has set up shop at 1111 Tacoma Ave. S., joining other businesses on the block, including Chez Lafayette and The Crafty Beaver Bar . It’s due to open in about 6-8 weeks, according to owner...
More than 150 teens visited Lacey drug house every day during school hours, police...
LACEY, Wash. — The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force, in a joint operation with the Lacey Police Department and Olympia police detectives, arrested five suspects in connection with an armed drug trafficking operation in Lacey. Evidence developed during the investigation indicates the group was distributing...
Tacoma’s new mayor on public safety, key hires and immigration
Like many cities around Puget Sound, Tacoma faces issues such as housing and a sluggish downtown recovery. Mayor Anders Ibsen told KNKX how he plans to address them.
Pedestrian killed by Amtrak train in Puyallup
The Puyallup Police Department says someone was hit and killed by an Amtrak train on Wednesday night.
Lakewood Rapper Grazed In Head As Tacoma Man Tagged In Drive-By Blast
A 20-year-old Tacoma man is facing serious felonies after a Lakewood drive-by shooting on Feb. 5 left a local rapper with a grazing wound to the head near 100th Street Southwest and South Tacoma Way. Court records say surveillance footage of the ambush helped investigators zero in on a suspect vehicle, and Kendrick...
Man shot and killed by Federal Way PD during welfare check
An independent investigators are investigating a shooting on Feb. 6 involving officers from the Federal Way Police Department.
