Tacoma WA

A new business will take over the downtown Gig Harbor building formerly occupied by Heritage Distilling Co.

A lane had to be closed on Interstate 5 southbound in Tacoma while troopers tried to detain a 14-year-old girl Tuesday. State Patrol dispatch received a call from a mother of a teenager. The teenager was reportedly yelling in the background as they were arguing over a recent disposition in her court case from Pierce...

State Rep. (and former Seattle Office of Housing director) Emily Alvarado (D-34, West Seattle) is sponsoring a bill this year that would require cities and counties to allow housing in every area where commercial development is allowed. If it passes, the legislation will be another win for housing advocates who’ve...

You are seeing inside the tent. The tent where a nine-year-old boy lived for months along Aurora Avenue. The tent his mother filled with fentanyl smoke while he was inside. The tent where he was made to wait in nearby bushes, surrounded by used condoms and human waste, while his mother turned tricks with strangers.

Due to a limited water supply, firefighters had to shuttle water to the scene. According to Puget Sound Fire, the nearest fire hydrant was two and a half miles away.

A pair of Kent public works employees thwarted a wire theft in progress last week, police said. It happened Jan. 14 near 4th Avenue South and Willis Street. Two City of Kent Public Works engineering techs saw someone stealing wire from what are known as “junction boxes,” the Kent Police Department said in a Facebook...

Washington State Patrol troopers faced a terrifying situation early Sunday morning on I-5, and it could have ended very differently if not for quick action.

Pierce County has announced the award recipients of its most recent round of Behavioral Health and Therapeutic Courts funding. The BHTC funding represents nearly $34 million in investment dollars to strengthen behavioral health services across the county, a release said. Since January 2024, BHTC funding has supported...

An alleged domestic violence incident fanned the flames of federal government intervention when a local elected official posted live footage on social media of a local law enforcement operation with no context. The footage was filmed by Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse near the tail end of a SWAT operation...

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...