Tides Tavern in Gig Harbor is changing ownership
Gig Harbor’s most iconic waterfront restaurant, Tides Tavern, is changing ownership.
Puget Sound Fire responds to house fire Tuesday morning in Kent
Firefighters from Puget Sound Fire responded to a residential fire on Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, in the 4400 block of South 257th Street in Kent (map below), where crews found heavy smoke coming from the home, according to the department. The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes after firefighters...
Bail set at $150,000 for man accused of assaulting fellow patient at Chehalis treatment...
Levi Solomua, 44, of Lakewood, was charged with one count of second-degree assault constituting domestic violence on Tuesday, Jan. 13, following an alleged altercation with a fellow patient at the
Acclaimed Seattle Eatery Set to Close After Nearly a Decade
Copine, located in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, will close in May 2026. The restaurant is expected to serve its final meal at the end of the month. The closure comes as the restaurant’s current lease is set to expire. Copine Announces Closure as Current Lease Expires in May. One...
Federal Way man sentenced for violent kidnapping linked to drug deal gone wrong
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A 25-year-old Federal Way man was sentenced to eight years in prison for a gunpoint kidnapping carried out as revenge for a drug deal gone wrong. Daniel Lopez was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle for using a gun during a violent crime stemming from the Oct. 13, 2024, abduction of an...
People demand change to WA state law they say endangers children
OLYMPIA, WA - People are fed up with a Washington state law that they say leaves children in dangerous and even deadly situations. The Keeping Families Together Act, which passed several years ago, was created to crack down on racial and economic injustices within child protective services. The law made...
Washington Fast Food Restaurant Deemed Scariest And Most Dangerous McDonald’s In USA: ‘I Won’t...
In Washington, not far from some of Seattle’s most iconic tourist spots, sits a McDonald’s that has earned a reputation no fast-food chain wants. This isn’t the place you pop into for a casual Big Mac run or a late-night milkshake. Instead, it’s been widely labeled one of the scariest McDonald’s locations in the...
4 Washington school districts face Title IX investigations
Four school districts in the state of Washington are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. The Cheney, Sultan, Tacoma, and Vancouver districts are among 18 entities in 10 states facing Title IX investigations, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday. Complaints claim these districts...
Deputies: 18-year-old accused of DUI after flipping car going 80mph in police chase in...
An 18-year-old crashed a stolen car into two parked vehicles early Friday morning after leading Pierce County deputies on a high-speed chase.
Work underway for new Pierce County roundabout near major highway. Expect delays
A lane on a major Bonney Lake street will be closed for the next couple of days. According to a Monday Facebook post from the City of Bonney Lake , one lane of Veterans Memorial Drive East will be closed between Church Lake Road and Angeline Road from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 13 and 14. The closure will allow...
