Feel Good Friday: Goats that help firefighters… and vice versa
GRAHAM, Was. (WLAX/WEUX) – In Washington state, the “greatest of all time”, “goat” for short, could really be goats. When it comes to animals helping with chores… by eating up. And keep down local vegetation that could burn fast in fires. They have an official title. “Fuel mitigation specialists.” But they don’t look l
He made a horror movie during lunch breaks. Now it’s headed to SIFF
Growing old isn’t easy. Ask anyone past the age of 30. There’s the nagging pressure of paying off bills and debt. The never-ending responsibility of raising your children. The random aches and pains that seemingly spawn out of thin air. But for hobbyists and creatives, there’s another adult ailment that can be just as
Tacoma ICE Detainee Struck by Stroke as Deportation to ‘Torture Prison’ Looms
A Salvadoran man held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma says he suffered a stroke just as officials were preparing to deport him to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, and his family fears he could be put on a plane before he has fully recovered. Relatives say...
Woman accused of stabbing her husband at Pierce Co. campground
A 47-year-old woman has been accused of stabbing her 48-year-old husband on Saturday. According to a news release from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, the couple had been staying at a campground near the Alta Crystal Resort by Crystal Mountain. PCSO received a call from the woman at 8:25 p.m. on May 9 saying she ha
Longtime Tacoma Golf Course Fully Reopen After $7.5M Renovation and Rebranding
All 18 holes of Tacoma’s Cedar Irons Golf Club, formerly known as North Shore Golf Course, opened to play earlier this month after a nearly two-year, $7.5-million renovation to the course that included a new irrigation system and a more open, strategic, and playable layout catering to golfers of all abilities.
Break-Ins, Debt And A Brutal Deadline: Rainier Valley Pho Spot Fights For Its Life
In Seattle’s Rainier Valley, family-run Vietnamese restaurant Thien Phat is scrambling to stay alive as a wave of bills, pandemic-era debt and repeated break-ins close in. The mother-and-daughter team at the counter says the money crunch is now so tight that a landlord deadline could shut their doors for good, even as
Man charged with Tacoma murder, witnesses said victim was shot after refusing to move
TACOMA, Wash. — Pierce County prosecutors charged a Tacoma man with second-degree murder after detectives said witnesses and surveillance video connected him to a deadly shooting at a homeless encampment in April. James Edward Henderson, also known as “Big Papa,” “Jimmy Henderson” and “Papa,” was charged Monday with tw
Motorcyclist killed in Puyallup box truck crash
A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving a box truck on eastbound State Route 512 near Pioneer Avenue in Puyallup, causing significant traffic backups as troopers divert vehicles.
‘Such a respectful person’: Community mourns employee’s ‘devastating’ death at local taproom, no arrests...
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is still searching for the suspect who shot and killed an employee at The Growler Guys taproom in Lake City over the weekend. The employee, a man in his 20s who went by the nickname “Q,” was found dead Saturday morning, the department confirmed. A co-worker first found the victim whe
Woodinville Carjacking Mayhem Ignites Wild Multi-County Chase Into Bellevue And Pierce County
An armed carjacking in Woodinville on Monday exploded into a rolling, multi-county chase that ended with crashes in both Bellevue and Pierce County, according to authorities. At least one patrol car was hit and several people were taken to a hospital, but police said injuries were not serious. The pursuit involved mult

















