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KENT, Wash. — Police are investigating a fatal shooting involving two men Tuesday night in Kent’s West Hill neighborhood, according to the Kent Police Department (KPD). Officers were called just after 9:25 p.m. to a home in the 27100 block of 31st Avenue South following a report of a shooting.

Two residents have filed a complaint in King County Superior Court that the Kent School District violated the state Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) during a March 11 executive session when the Kent School Board met without an attorney present and didn’t give proper notice about one of the topics discussed.

From sushi in Sumner to a beloved regional chain in Gig Harbor, Pierce County cities have welcomed a handful of new restaurants this spring. There’s a new Korean fried chicken chain in Puyallup, Indian chai with creative housemade baked goods in Lakewood and pizza on the Key Peninsula. Bouncing off our recent list of n

A new event venue is opening this weekend in Tacoma, and it happens to be at the back of a modern Italian restaurant. The Poet will take up the back room of Manuscript in the Stadium District and be available to host live music, parties, workshops, mini markets and more. Food-and-drink packages from the restaurant are

South Hill Mall was built to be a department-store destination. That was the logic behind the site, the anchors, the T-shaped corridors, the parking fields. By the mid-2020s, only one of its department stores was left. The mall opened in Puyallup, Washington, in 1988, developed by an Ohio company that...

A 48-year-old man shot and killed his father in Kent Tuesday night before taking his own life, the Kent Police Department confirmed. Just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Kent patrol officers were dispatched to a residence at the 27100 block of 31st Avenue S.after receiving reports of a shooting in that area. When they arrive

KENT, Wash. — The estate of Rena Flaherty alleges in a federal lawsuit that the City of Kent and its jail medical provider failed to treat her opioid withdrawal before she died in a Kent jail cell in April 2025. The complaint, filed May 8 in U.S. District Court...

KENT, Wash. — Two people are dead after a shooting in Kent on Tuesday night, according to the Kent Police Department. Officers responded to the 27100 block of 31st Place Southwest around 9:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Assistant Chief Jarod Kasner said officers found two men with...

Nestled in the serene landscapes of Belfair, Washington, the Beards Cove Community Organization stands as a testament to the power of collective spirit and shared vision. A place where the natural beauty of the Hood Canal meets the warmth of community living, Beards Cove is more than just a neighborhood—it's a thriving

A once-prominent Pierce County defense attorney stood in federal court Friday and admitted he kept quiet about a federal drug crime tied to the local jail system. John Sheeran, a former Pierce County prosecutor who later built a career as a defense lawyer, pleaded guilty to failing to report that buprenorphine was bein