Tacoma WA

In September 1989, a US Army Ranger living in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood got involved in a shootout with a local gang.

A 32-year-old Federal Way resident was detained Thursday and charged with robbery and attempted robbery of three casinos, including one in Ferndale, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Edgar Oswaldo Gonzalez Barragan of Mexico was detained at the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac and charged with the...

A months-long investigation led by the Burien Police Department’s Precinct 4 Special Emphasis Team resulted in multiple arrests and large scale drug seizures tied to a trafficking network with direct links to the Sinaloa Cartel, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. The operation, called “Operation Eastbound...

In the early hours of Sunday, a man defending his sports car from armed thieves on Queen Anne Hill fired shots at the assailants, reportedly wounding two of them. According to police, the incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. when a group of four masked individuals in a white sedan confronted the man after he parked his...

Planned expansions have been plagued with delays and budget issues, prompting advocates to fear they might be called off.

The Making a Difference Foundation’s food bank, Eloise’s Cooking Pot, is launching a one-time emergency food-delivery service for families in King and Pierce counties who are unable to travel to their local food bank. The announcement comes in response to rising food insecurity due to the recent federal...

Wilkeson is now one step closer to reclaiming its economic future. On Oct. 21, the Pierce County Council authorized $857,250 to go toward Wilkeson’s Way Forward, a project that aims to boost Wilkeson’s economy after the permanent closure of the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge. Jayme Peloli is the...

PUYALLUP, WA - Pierce County Sheriff’s Office deputies are looking for thieves who stole $50,000 worth of construction equipment from a Puyallup business. Surveillance video captured the thieves pulling their truck into a business, cutting into a closed-off gate, then driving off with the excavator on a stolen trailer.

Tacoma's Eloise’s Cooking Pot food bank faces increased demand, with families waiting hours for food amid the government shutdown. The Making a Difference Foundation has paused its mobile food bank at Tacoma Dome for the first time in two years due to burnout. A new home delivery program aims...

Pull up to Frisko Freeze in Tacoma, Washington and you’ll hear sizzling grills and happy chatter long before you roll down the window. This 1950s drive-in keeps things simple, tasty, and wonderfully consistent, with burgers that taste like your best memory of summer. I’ve lined up more times than...