‘Profoundly kind’ Tacoma man who advocated for pedestrians fatally attacked in crosswalk
Steven Bird was a man who would go out of his way to help seniors or others who, like him, were disabled. He advocated for ...
Who will helm WA’s health care agencies? Ferguson announces 2 temporary appointments
The governor-elect on Thursday revealed who he has chosen to temporarily lead the Department of Health and the Health Care ...
Woman serving decades in 2010 Craiglist killing gets punishment slashed at resentencing
Amanda Knight received a new sentence for her role in the fatal home invasion robbery of Jim Sanders and his family after her murder conviction was vacated.
‘Murder-suicide’ left 4 people dead in South Hill home, deputies believe. Victims IDed
The identities of four people who were found dead inside a South Hill home on New Year’s Eve have been released by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. William Vosler, 68, died from a stab ...
Puyallup police arrest suspects in three shootings that occurred in the city last month
The next shooting occurred Dec. 22 in downtown Puyallup when police said two teenagers got off a Pierce Transit bus near near Pioneer and Meridian Street and fired at a juvenile who was still on the ...
‘It’s unreal.’ Uptick in vandalism forces Tacoma church to increase security efforts
The Tacoma Police Department is investigating the allegations made about the vandalism at Living Word Ministry, according to a spokesperson. A GoFundMe was established to help the church raise funds ...
It’s all natural at new 6th Ave shop, where coffee and wine meet indie-cycling must-haves
The name belies what the third business from the owners of State Street Beer Co. and Lander Coffee truly offers. Wily Cycleworks is indeed a bike shop, but it’s also a coffee shop — brewing Lander’s ...
Famous ‘Tree of Life’ slumps but struggles to survive on WA coast after recent storms
Dubbed the “Tree of Life” by websites and social-media users who flock to the ancient Sitka spruce on Kalaloch Beach, it’s ...
After months of uncertainty, La Niña is officially here. Here’s what it means in western WA
The weather phenomenon was expected to emerge in late 2024 before delay. Officials finally announced that it had arrived ...
Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson proposes $4B in reduced spending to help narrow WA’s budget gap
The state is grappling with a projected budget shortfall of $10 billion to $12 billion over the next four years.
‘A different standard’: Native Americans searched at far higher rates by WSP, data shows
But for Native Americans, while the search rate increased, so did the rate of troopers finding contraband. Though it should ...
Alert: Crash in Fife near Tahoma Market blocks traffic. Police are on the scene
Traffic on eastbound Pacific Highway East near the Tahoma Market is down to one lane on Jan. 10, 2025, according to Fife ...