Tacoma WA

Peddler’s Permit Required for Door-to-Door Sales. We regularly receive questions about door-to-door sales in Normandy Park. While these activities are allowed, they are also regulated to help protect residents’ privacy and safety. As the weather improves and door-to-door activity tends to increase, here’s a quick...

A Graham man died after he crashed his motorcycle into a can making a U-turn on state Route 7 in Pierce County last week.  The man has been identified by the Washington State Patrol as

Following an internal dispute, Managing Editor MJ Cameron said he will step down and allow his cat, Mango, to take over the role. As the managing editor of The Tacoma Ledger, I am formally announcing my resignation in this week’s issue. The decision was not easy, and I will miss working with the staff.

Neighbors in Tacoma are raising concerns after multiple shootings near Fern Hill Park left homes damaged and people injured. Police say they are still investigating and have not confirmed any links between the incidents.

The deputy who shot and killed Aleksandr Shablykin outside a home in Wauna on Feb. 24 is a 25-year veteran of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release on Friday, March 27, The Pierce County Force Investigation Team identified the deputy as Carl Shanks, 57. The team, which investigates incidents involving...

Tacoma's Making a Difference Foundation nonprofit has announced that its food bank, Eloise’s Cooking Pot, is hosting its annual Easter Community Giveaway on April 1. The free event will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Lot G at the Tacoma Dome. The giveaway offers local families Easter baskets...

A Parkland area woman was arrested on felony charges after she allegedly pointed a laser at a Washington State Patrol (WSP) airplane. Around 10:30 p.m. on March 27, deputies were notified by the WSP, from their aircraft, that they were being actively targeted by a green laser from the ground. The subject could be...

Police are investigating an attack after a 30-year-old man was left bleeding from his head Sunday night in Fife. Officers were dispatched at around 11:20 p.m. to the 5100 block of Pacific Highway East. Fire department personnel took the man to a local hospital for his non-life threatening injuries, David Claridge,...

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — A man is facing attempted murder charges after authorities say he tried to push a stranger in front of an oncoming train at a Seattle transit station, an incident now raising serious concerns about his prior criminal history. The alarming encounter was captured on surveillance video,...

Not long after announcing they are planning a "second" headquarters in Tennessee, Starbucks closes five more Seattle shops