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...
Pierce County Deputy Enforces Center Lane Violation on Spanaway Loop Rd S, Driver Faces...
Spanaway Loop Rd S witnessed another instance of the notorious center turn lane violation during this week's early morning commute. In a routine enforcement of traffic laws, Deputy Cappetto pulled over a driver for exceeding the legally permitted distance within the center turn lane, as reported by the Pierce County...
Auburn Police Seek Community Help to Identify Suspects in East Main Street Robbery
A robbery on Saturday, January 10, disrupted the normally quiet area near the 500 block of East Main Street in Auburn. The Auburn Police Department is seeking the public’s help, releasing images of two individuals believed to be involved and urging anyone with information to come forward. In a...
Sound Transit changing seats after WA rider feedback
SEATTLE - Public transit riders across Puget Sound will soon notice a change in seats on Sound Transit trains after the agency announced a sweeping switch up to their classic look. For years, cloth seats on the agency's light rail cars have collected dirt, dust and stains. In a recent...
Vigil to be held for missing Tacoma child: ‘It will be a special one’
Teekah Lewis went missing from Tacoma bowling alley 27 years ago. Her family is asking the Tacoma community to join them for a vigil on the anniversary of Teekah’s disappearance. While her family bowled at the former New Frontier Lanes in the 4700 block of Centret Street, Teekah, who...
Auburn goat will not face charges for breaking and entering retirement home
AUBURN, Wash. — Auburn police had an unusual encounter on Sunday morning when they were called to the Wesley Homes retirement community to handle an unexpected intruder—a goat named Ruby. The Auburn Police Department posted about the incident, humorously describing it as a "very baaa-d situation." Officers responded...
Friend recalls Bothell woman discussing abuse before she was found dead
A Bremerton man accused of killing and dumping the body of a Bothell woman in the woods pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge Tuesday.
Where’s the Cape Island? What we know about ship long docked along Ruston Way
The S.S. Cape Island, which usually is docked along Ruston Way in Tacoma, has been deployed on a mission. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, which manages the ship, told The News Tribune that the Cape Island is on a mission, but they were “not sure of the timeline.”...
The banner that didn’t get immediately taken down from West Seattle Bridge overpass (warning:...
Back in WSB’s early months in 2007-2008, a comment controversy centered on the repeated rapid removal of once-tolerated banners hung on the foot/bike overpass over the southwest end of the West Seattle Bridge. The person or persons dubbed the “Banner Police” had no mercy, removing even the simplest, cheeriest of...
Harger: The tents stay as Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson pauses encampment sweep in Ballard
The trucks were ready. The schedule was set. City crews were supposed to be in Ballard this morning to clear a homeless encampment near the Burke-Gilman Trail. Then the email went out to KOMO News at 5 p.m. last night. The removal is off. Indefinitely postponed. This was the first...

















