Tacoma WA

Converted 30-year-old ferry pulled out of service again .

Five years have now passed since the Parkland community said goodbye to one of its dedicated public servants, Deputy Daryl Shuey. On a somber anniversary, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department commemorates a legacy of unwavering service and commitment to the well-being of local residents. The Pierce County Sheriff's...

TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma family is still shocked after waking up in the middle of the night last week to find part of their front yard in flames. The fire scorched a wooden fence and large bushes that once lined the property, leaving the homeowners grateful the damage wasn’t worse.

Seattle police arrested Mark Anthony Russ, 57, after DNA evidence linked him to the 1994 killing of 14-year-old Tanya Frazier. Russ was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of homicide and is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday at 2 p.m.

This Thanksgiving, Tacoma Rescue Mission (TRM) is calling on the community to come together in an extraordinary act of compassion and care. With over 100,000 Pierce County residents recently losing government food assistance, the need for meals and support has never been greater. To meet this growing challenge, TRM...

Two people with outstanding warrants were arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 after Burien Police discovered a stolen vehicle while responding to a call about an abandoned car. Deputies were dispatched earlier in the day to check an abandoned vehicle. When they arrived, they found the reported vehicle along with...

An armed robbery took place at a 7-Eleven store in Auburn late Tuesday night, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. Deputies reported that three people, one of whom was armed, robbed the store along Military Road South shortly after 11 p.m. The suspects fled in a Hyundai Sonata, which had been stolen from...

On May 21, 1891, the town of Buckley in Pierce County, Washington, experienced a train collision. At about 6:30 a.m., two Northern Pacific Railroad trains, No. 56 and No. 58, collided near a timber trestle over the White River. The engineers, W. E. Shipman and H. Ingalls, acted quickly. All crew members survived. The...

A person arrested in a fatal shooting from Sunday in Tacoma will be released from jail pending further investigation, according to the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The 39-year-old was arrested by police Monday for the shooting that left a man dead in the 5100 block of South 58th Street. The person was...

Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman they found in a backyard with an M-80-type explosive and a lighter Sunday night.