Deputies arrest Gig Harbor man for using fake police lights, raising community concerns
GIG HARBOR, Wash — Pierce County deputies arrested a man for impersonating an officer, the third incident of its kind in Western Washington in recent months. This time, deputies say the man outfitted his vehicle to have flashing blue lights and even tried pulling over a driver in Gig Harbor on Sunday, despite prior...
Man arrested after ramming family’s van in road rage attack
SEATTLE — A 25-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening after police say he intentionally rammed his SUV into a van carrying a family of four, including two young children, causing the vehicle to catch fire in what investigators are calling a road rage incident. The incident unfolded around 5:30...
Suspect in violent ATM robbery still at large, Renton police say
RENTON, Wash. — Three days after a violent robbery in downtown Renton left a woman critically injured, police say they still do not have a suspect. The 57-year-old woman was withdrawing cash from a Bank of America ATM around 6:30 p.m. Friday when a man approached her and attempted to grab her purse, according to...
Pierce County teen accused of planning mass attack released on electronic home monitoring
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A 13-year-old Pierce County boy accused of plotting a mass attack is back home under electronic monitoring after a judge approved his release from juvenile detention early last week. The teen had been scheduled for a hearing on Oct. 6 to determine whether he would...
WA leaders announce WIC vouchers during government shutdown
SEATTLE - Leaders in King County have announced plans to plug the gaps on benefits to tens of thousands of Washingtonians amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. Nearly 30,000 participants in King County's Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program may soon face a shortage of essential food and infant formula...
Seattle Has A Powered Train That Can Cross A Floating Bridge – Here’s How...
While trains crossing floating bridges aren't new, Seattle's electrically powered Crosslake Connection is an astonishing piece of engineering.
Seattle woman arrested for allegedly blowing drug smoke in infant’s face
A 39-year-old woman in Seattle was arrested Monday after witnesses reported she blew drug smoke into an infant’s face, and “tossed the baby into her stroller.”
3-mile backup on I-5 in Tacoma after semi-truck crash
An approximate three-mile backup is in place on I-5 in Tacoma after a semi-truck crashed during Monday morning commute hours. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the crash happened just before 8 a.m. near Port of Tacoma Road. The crash resulted in the I-5 on-ramp being blocked,...
Spokane South Hill rapist Kevin Coe moves to Federal Way
A convicted rapist who is a suspect in over 30 Spokane rapes in the late 1970s was released from McNeil Island and sent to a home in Federal Way. Kevin Coe, otherwise known as the “South Hill Rapist,” was released Oct. 2 from McNeil Island and sent to an adult family home in Federal Way, according to the state...
Gig Harbor Now and Then | Grave matters of life, death and debt
In our previous column we began the tale of death and burial on the early Peninsula with the stories of homesteaders Joseph Oakes of Rosedale and John Giblin of Gig Harbor. We will conclude this topic with an almost-homesteader, John Farrague, also of Gig Harbor. He filed a homestead claim, and it was eventually...
