Tacoma WA

The elderly homeless woman had nowhere to go — her grown children were squatting in her home. It was, said Min Feng, perhaps her toughest day working at the Auburn Senior Activity Center Resource Navigation Program. Resource Navigators like her connect seniors and veterans to essential community resources that...

The identity of Tacoma’s North End is anchored by the warm glow and bustling tables of The Hob Nob, a destination that has remained a pillar of the community since it was established in 1985. Located at 716 6th Ave, this institution serves as a living museum of Pacific...

Prosecutors listed a dog as an alleged deadly weapon after its owner was charged in a Tacoma assault. Chad Kaaihue was charged Thursday after he allegedly hit a person in the mouth with a wrench, and his two pit bulls reportedly bit customers outside a gas station, according to KING 5, citing Pierce County court documents.

The Tacoma Art Museum is turning back the clock this spring with Talk of the TAM, a glamorous evening gala inspired by the intrigue of a hidden speakeasy. Set from 5-8 p.m. on May 2, the event encourages guests to don speakeasy-nodding attire and explore the museum’s transformed galleries, complete with themed bars, a silent auction, and a multicourse dinner experience known...

A Tacoma man is using a local overpass to spread positivity and aid his own recovery as Mental Health Awareness Month begins Friday.

May the detours be with you, SeaTac. South 200th Street will close nightly from Monday, May 4 to the morning of Thursday, May 7, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced. This closure will allow WSDOT contractor crews to set 16 bridge girders for the SR 509 Expressway’s flagship...

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to the following 911 calls among many others between April 20 and April 26. • Aid call: 10 a.m. April 20 (Auburn). After firefighters treated a woman for multiple injuries she had suffered during an assault, a private ambulance motored her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A Pierce County man has been charged after prosecutors said he threatened family members and drove a car into their home near a gas line while three people were inside the house. Juan Daniel Munoz Flores was charged Friday in Pierce County Superior Court with...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A 42-year-old Federal Way man is dead after he was shot Friday morning, according to the Federal Way Police Department (FWPD). Officers responded to reports of a shooting at a house in the 31400 block of 40th Avenue Southwest at around 10:30 a.m. Officers arrived...

1. Former Burien city attorney Garmon Newsom II has filed to run for the Seattle Municipal Court seat currently held by Judge Willie Gregory, who’s retiring. As PubliCola reported, Newsom was put on leave last year and returned only to be summarily fired by controversial city manager Adolfo Bailon earlier this month. The Burien City Council recently put Bailon on administrative leave.