Tacoma WA

KENT, Wash. — A man who was wanted for murder charges in Spokane fled, crashed, and was arrested by police in Kent. Video from the King County Sheriff's Office Guardian 1 helicopter shows the pursuit, which started near South 248th Street and 132nd Ave SE when authorities attempted to stop 27-year-old Johnathan...

Let’s be honest: covering Neil Peart is a bad idea for most experienced drummers. The guy didn’t just play a big kit — he played a 360 degree spaceship. And if you’ve ever tried to count along to a Rush song like “Tom Sawyer” without losing track around the bridge, you know what I mean.

PURDY, Wash. — Four people were stabbed to death in a Gig Harbor neighborhood on Tuesday and a neighbor is sharing new details about the terrifying minutes he came face-to-face with the suspected killer. The neighbor who witnessed the killings spoke with KING 5 on the condition of anonymity...

Tacoma isn’t cram-full of pizza places as much as some other cities, especially on the East Coast, but it’s got some good pies nonetheless. We’ve rounded up the highest-rated pizza joints on Yelp by neighborhood. Some neighborhoods have an abundance of options to choose from, while in others, it’s slim pickings. We...

“Never again is now” is the refrain that echoed through the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League’s 2026 Day of Remembrance on Feb. 21. The annual event honors the over 125,000 people of Japanese descent who were imprisoned due to their ethnicity during World War II, including on the event’s location at...

The Gig Harbor Parks Commission has recommended that the city consider installing a grief processing tool known as a wind phone in Grandview Forest or another peaceful, natural setting in the city. A wind phone is a disconnected telephone in a natural setting. People can use the phone to privately...

Three of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and the fourth victim died en route to an area hospital.

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Editor's note: The following story contains descriptions of self-harm. If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Visit Vibrant Emotional Health’s Safe Space for digital resources. The parents of a 13-year-old Gig...

Tacoma police are searching for the suspects caught on surveillance video who opened fire on a home, striking a 21-year-old woman while she slept.

A quiet stretch of Tacoma’s South End turned into a major crime scene before dawn Tuesday, after a woman was shot inside an occupied house and rushed to the hospital in critical condition, according to police. Officers responded to the 8800 block of South D Street, near Fern Hill Park, and found the wounded woman...