Tacoma WA

A man charged in fatal shooting in Tacoma has been ordered to undergo a competency evaluation. Prosecutors charged Roberto Juan Salas, 38, with two counts of second-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm for the Friday shooting. The defense requested the court order a competency test...

I fueled up at Fred Meyer over the weekend and noticed another increase in gas prices, making Washington State one of the most expensive places in the nation to get gas. Stay Ahead of the Curve: Discover 9 Must-Know WA Laws Coming This July. Strap yourself in, as nine new...

Tacoma police have arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with a homicide from last week.

Auburn police have arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide in the Lea Hill neighborhood on May 27.

Microsoft is laying off approximately 9,100 employees, the tech giant confirmed Wednesday. It’s the largest round of job cuts since 2023, The Seattle Times confirmed, equivalent to 4% of Microsoft’s workforce. The company had about 228,000 employees worldwide as of June 2024. According to the Washington State...

In an unprecedented sweep of healthcare fraud, Seattle's medical community reels from charges and settlements as part of the Department of Justice's 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown; the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Teal Luthy Miller, announced serious allegations involving two...

TACOMA, Wash. - The City of Tacoma will pay out $6 million to the family of Manuel Ellis, the man killed while in Tacoma police custody in March 2020. Three officers with the department faced trial for the 33-year-old's death, but were ultimately acquitted of manslaughter and murder. The family...

Hezekiah Hewes, a Battle Ground Public Schools Futures Program enrollee, has experienced success in the Washington State Special Olympics State Swimming before, but it has been a couple of years.

Look out for toxic algae at Palmer Lake on the Key Peninsula, health officials say. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department issued a caution advisory July 1 for the lake in the Longbranch area. Signs are posted at the lake, and no one should swim, wade, waterski or fish in the waters where you see algae, the...

SEATTLE, WA – The U.S. Army is looking to shutter more than two dozen military museums, including Washington’s “gem” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Pierce County. Lewis Army Museum is one of 29 facilities that the U.S.