Tacoma WA

SEATTLE (AP) — A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto the stern of her boat. Charvet Drucker was on a rented 20-foot (6-meter)...

Residents of the Nalley Valley area have been intrigued by the unusual purple hue of some street lights on SR 16. The phenomenon has sparked a flurry of speculation and discussion on social media, with users trying to decipher the cause behind this peculiar lighting.

There's a curious phenomenon taking place on the roads these days. A significant number of drivers seem to be cruising around without a license plate on their cars. And we're not talking about newly purchased vehicles here, but cars that have clearly been in use for a while. This raises the question: Is it possible...

The Washington State Patrol responded to 39 collisions on King County freeways by noon Friday, citing standing water and speeding as the main factors driving the dangerous conditions. Trooper Rick Johnson urged drivers to slow down and, in the event of a crash, to remain inside their vehicle until first responders...

Following the arrest of a 46-year-old man living in a homeless encampment who allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused a five-year-old girl in his tent, a Seattle City Council member proposed a city-sanctioned homeless encampment with 24-hour security and mobile drug treatments. KIRO hosts Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin...

LACEY, Wash — Two teenage males were found dead lying in a crosswalk early Friday morning in Lacey. Officials later identified the victims as siblings. Both had suffered apparent gunshot wounds, according to the Lacey Police Department. The Thurston County Coroner said both were teenage males, but neither had...

Washington has seen its share of unsettling incidents, but what happened in one small community left three families living in fear of an enemy they couldn’t see and couldn’t escape. It all began quietly. So quietly that no one realized at first that something was deeply wrong. But within days, ordinary phones became...

A construction worker was in critical condition after being rescued from an underground pipe in Lakewood on Friday morning. Fire crews were dispatched at around 9:50 a.m. to a work site near the 6800 block of Bridgeport Way West for a confined-space rescue, according to West Pierce Fire & Rescue on X. “Two workers...

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — A woman who lives in unincorporated Pierce County says a fight between the sheriff's guild and the county executive's office over how much deputies are paid is putting her and her neighbors in danger. Ann Jolie of Gig Harbor is now using her own money...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office shared body camera video of a man throwing a dog at a deputy, trying to avoid arrest. They say he also gave them several fake names, hoping they wouldn’t find out he had several warrants out for his arrest.