Tacoma WA

Some area seniors are having to switch gears with their medical teams heading into next year as a major health provider in the South Sound will no longer be a part of some Medicare Advantage plans. Meanwhile, a local competitor has announced an expansion of coverage. In a statement sent to The News Tribune in...

The City of Maple Valley has issued a SEPA Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) for proposed updates to city code. The updates will regulate the maximum number of vehicles allowed on single-family residential lots. The project is identified as MLU-25-40. It will take effect on November 17, 2025.

Key Peninsula residents will be able to hop on a shuttle and ride to Gig Harbor and back for free for the next eight months, beginning just before December. Through the Peninsula Transit Pilot Program, a fixed route will run from the Longbranch Improvement Club northward, crossing the Purdy Bridge and extending...

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to keep an eye out for an 85-year-old man who has been missing for about two days from Parkland.

Will my property taxes increase or not? That’s what Tacoma homeowners want to know after the Tacoma City Council approved a big move last week.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Detectives from the Pierce County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit arrested a man and a woman last week for allegedly plotting to kidnap a child and exploit them in sex trafficking crimes. At around 6 a.m. on Nov. 13, a 28-year-old woman was taken...

The Lacey Police Department is asking the public for information that would aid their investigation into the double homicide of two teenage boys early Friday morning.  The teens have since

Seattle, we are entering uncharted territory. We have not had a mayor like Katie Wilson in recent memory if ever. She is a genuine community organizer who challenged a seemingly-invincible incumbent and won using volunteer power in the face of the largest attack ad campaign in city history. As she takes office, she...

Seattle's plan to allow new housing near the city's sports stadiums has been struck down, after the Port of Seattle and BNSF Railway won their appeal before the state's Growth Management Hearings Board. Why it matters: The decision delivers a win for the port and freight interests and a setback...

Early Sunday morning, Seattle police responded to a disturbance report involving possible gunfire at an apartment on 10th Avenue and East Terrace Street. According to the SPD Blotter, the officers conducted a community caretaking check, entering an apartment unit without finding anyone inside or evidence of injuries....