Tacoma WA

Stabbing at Washington state high school wounds 6, including suspect, police say. A Tacoma high school student has been booked on five counts of first-degree assault after four students and an adult security guard were injured in a stabbing at the school. Tacoma police said Thursday the five victims were either stabbed or cut. The suspect was also cut in the altercation. The...

Thrift shoppers at the Spanaway Habitat for Humanity Store were immediately drawn to a new offering Friday. Four eight-foot-long bins were newly restocked with everything from toys, knick-knacks and electronics to home goods and beauty products at 15801 Pacific Ave. The “liquidated bin” offering is something new the nonprofit is trying to keep items out of the landfill and in the...

STEILACOOM, Wash. — A speeding boat with an unconscious driver narrowly missed two ferries before slamming into rocks near the Steilacoom Ferry Dock on May 1, leading to the man's arrest for DUI after deputies found alcohol bottles scattered throughout the vessel. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said the...

Seattle's socialist Mayor Katie Wilson has a message for prosperous people leaving Washington over the state's soaring tax burden. "Bye!" she says with a laugh, to cheers from a largely progressive audience. Entrepreneurs and investors will certainly take that comment into account as they consider where to live and do business. We can be sure of that fact because recent research further supports the...

Every aviation enthusiast knows about the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, and plenty have visited the Museum of Flight in Seattle or the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio. These institutions draw millions of visitors each year, and rightfully so. But scattered across America are smaller, lesser-known museums that tell ... Read more

SEATTLE — Seattle Public Schools’ new cellphone ban took effect Monday for K-12 students, expanding and standardizing rules that many schools in the district already had in place. District leaders said research shows that when phones are put away, schools see better focus and fewer disruptions. Under the...

May Turns Into Summer Overnight—Record Heat Set to Roast Pacific Northwest. A rare early-May heat surge is hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing temperatures far above normal. Cities like Seattle and Portland could see record-breaking highs, with some areas nearing 95°F. Heat advisories have been issued, especially in the...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Pierce County investigators are searching for a suspect accused of fleeing sheriff's deputies during an officer-involved shooting early Sunday morning. Deputies found a man slumped over in a vehicle near 72nd St. E and 9th Ave. Ct. E in Tacoma around 2 a.m. Sunday. Deputies...

A search is underway for a dangerous, injured suspect accused of trying use an SUV as a deadly weapon. Police say the man tried to hit a Pierce County deputy with the vehicle when he was awakened in it by officers early Sunday morning. Authorities say the suspect then broke...

The Washington Post editorial board rebuked Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson for mocking concerns that high taxes are driving wealthy residents out of town.