Tacoma WA

Four people, including three women, were injured after a shooting broke out at a youth homelessness housing building in Auburn. The shooting took place at approximately 4:20 p.m. Monday at Phoenix Rising apartments, a housing program for young adults experiencing homelessness, on 26th Street N.E. in Auburn. “Upon...

'This is a homicide. We've got to do something about this.'

A KIRO 7 investigation found that depending on where you buy popular bottled coffee drinks — including Starbucks Frappuccinos — you could be charged sales tax incorrectly.

It was just past 11 p.m., and Maria Morua woke up to the smell of smoke so thick that she felt like she couldn't breathe. Moments later she was jumping out of a window of her home, along with her husband and 3-year-old daughter, as firefighters were arriving at the scene in West Bremerton's Rocky Point neighborhood....

Are you ready for some elephant ears and cotton candy? The Washington State Spring Fair is just around the corner and tickets go on sale this week.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A new legislative proposal, Bill 1316, seeks to expand the Supporting Students' Experiencing Homelessness Program (SSCH) to additional university campuses. The program, established in 2019, initially provided assistance to students who were in foster care when they graduated high school. It was...

The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County will host its “Be My Valentine” adoption promotion starting Thursday, offering $14 adoptions for over 100 animals.

Tacoma City Council has officially signed off on Patti Jackson as the city’s police chief, confirming her appointment on Feb. 3, 2026, with the role set to become permanent on Feb. 9. Jackson steps up from the interim post she has held since March 2025, capping more than a year of leading the department while wearing...

Chick‑fil‑A’s long‑teased arrival in Gig Harbor is still on the clock. City officials have granted the developer extra time to finish planning paperwork for a proposed drive‑thru restaurant at the busy Point Fosdick and Olympic Drive intersection. The extension pushes the deadline to Feb. 23 to submit required...

Federal agents fanned out to roughly 17 locations across Washington, Oregon, and California on Wednesday, arresting 14 people accused of running a drug-and-gun trafficking network tied to a Tacoma street gang. Prosecutors say the group produced counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax pills and moved fentanyl, methamphetamine...