Tacoma WA

The man who repeatedly stabbed his stepfather in the bathroom of a Northeast Tacoma home while suffering a severe mental health crisis, and then went to a police substation to report the homicide, has been sentenced to 20 years, four months in prison. Gaven Lee Flowers, the son of Tacoma Public Utilities director Jacki

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash — Westbound lanes of state Route 18 are closed after a fatal collision on Tuesday evening, according to Eastside Fire and Rescue. Eastbound lanes have reopened. The collision occurred in a rural area of the highway near Tiger Mountain State Forest, between Hobart and Upper Preston....

Two high school students were injured during a bear attack on Washington's Mount Si, prompting a rescue response and trail closure. Two high school students were injured during a frightening bear attack while hiking in Washington State this week. Videos by Wide Open Country. The incident occurred on June 16...

The King County Sheriff’s Office says a child drowned in a hot tub near the Muckleshoot reservation. It happened Monday night. The department told KIRO 7 News that the child was unconscious and not breathing. The family administered CPR, and medics took over once they arrived around 7:30 p.m....

A suspect accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint during an online marketplace transaction in Kent was arrested on Tuesday, June 9 following an operation by Valley SWAT, according to the Kent Police Department. Police said the case began March 10 when a 33-year-old Seattle woman arranged through social media...

In a post on X Wednesday morning, King County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for help finding an assault suspect. According to the office, the man they are looking for assaulted the victim on June 10 at an anti-ICE demonstration at SW 148th St. & Ambaum Blvd in Burien.

A Kent man who used stolen identities of licensed nurses to send unqualified workers into Washington care facilities has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison, according to the Washington State Office of the Attorney General. The sentencing follows a May 28 jury verdict finding David Mungai Njenga...

Washington’s food manufacturing industry is facing another wave of closures and layoffs as companies grapple with rising operating costs, consolidation efforts, and shifting production strategies. Several facilities across the state…

Thanks to the unprecedented generosity of the community, Lopez Island Community Scholarship Foundation awarded seven scholarships at the 2026 Lopez School Scholarship Awards Night. Not only does that number break last year’s record, but each individual scholarship increased, resulting in a whopping $48,000 worth of awa

Kevin House started doing collision repair out of his garage. Thirty-one years later, he runs three commercial locations in Tacoma, Washington, the most recent of which opened in early 2026 as a dedicated electric vehicle repair facility — one of the only shops in the greater Tacoma area certified to repair Rivian vehi