Weird Optical Illusion Spots You Have to See in Washington
Washington is pretty weird when it comes down to it, especially in the “mind playing tricks on you” department!
Officer-involved shooting under investigation in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood
SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in the Ballard neighborhood Thursday evening. Police said the incident occurred near Northwest 62nd Street and 28th Avenue Northwest. The department first posted on X at 6:04 p.m., writing: “Seattle police are investigating an officer-involved...
Detectives say Rainier Beach students were targeted in fatal bus stop shooting
Officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly after students had been dismissed from school for the day.
Former Seattle Seahawk to attend local middle school event
Hall of Famer and former Seahawk will join hundreds of students at a Federal Way middle school for National No One Eats Alone Day.
Semi Rollover Full of Candy Turns SR-18 Into a Sticky Situation
Early this morning, westbound SR 18 near SR 516 was Extra Sticky
Opinion mixed on Pierce County public safety levy proposal
In-person public opinion was mixed on a public safety levy proposal the Pierce County Council introduced in a special meeting on Feb. 9. Detractors included self-described supporters of law enforcement in general and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office specifically. If passed, the levy would create a 0.1% sales tax...
Tacoma Beer Week , 10 days of events starting February 27th
Multiple locations, many events, February 27th through March 8th. For the first decade, Tacoma Beer Week competed with everything else happening during the Pacific Northwest’s always busy late summer (August), but last year the organizers moved the celebration earlier in the year, where it now stands alone as a...
City honors Alan Anderson, the ‘heart and soul’ of local canoe and kayak sports
Under gloomy skies, young paddlers climbed in and out of kayaks and canoes Saturday at the Ancich Boat Dock in Gig Harbor. That in and of itself wasn’t unusual for the members of the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak team. They train rain or shine. Nor was it unusual for coach Alan Anderson to be out there barking...
Pierce Co. business owner tries to stop car thief, suspect crashes through restaurant instead
Over the weekend, a University Place restaurant owner was the victim of an attempted carjacking- but the suspect didn’t get away the way he planned.
Chick-fil-A Granted Gig Harbor Location Extension
Gig Harbor’s in-the-works Chick-fil-A location might be coming a little later than expected: Gig Harbor Now reported last week that the fast-food chain has been granted more time by the city to get paperwork in for its tentative building plans. The location will be at the former Chevron location...
