20+ hour, 40+ min ago  (422+ words) The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is expecting Tuesday to be this year's busiest day of the Christmas travel season. The airport is expecting approximately 159,000 passengers to go through SEA Tuesday. The next busiest day will be Friday, the day after…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (312+ words) BY KIRO 7 NEWS STAFF The Tacoma Fire Department said it has received at least 10 calls on Wednesday morning about downed powerlines after strong winds blew through our region overnight. Just before 2 a.m., the department said a large cedar tree fell into…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (671+ words) Dec 16, 2025, 12:15 PM When Shawn Tibbitts opened Tibbitts FernHill, he was just trying to survive. The small Tacoma restaurant has since earned culinary awards and praise from food publications across the region. But ask Shawn which recognition means the most, and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (538+ words) Dec 8, 2025, 5:02 AM Aneicia Ford, 32, used her employment with the victim credit union to steal customers" account information and distribute it to conspirators to steal funds, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. "What you did was serious. Your employer trusted you…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (219+ words) A 14-year-old boy who was found shot inside a vehicle in Tacoma was in critical condition Friday evening, Tacoma Police (TPD) confirmed. Just before 4 p.m., police were called to a crash in the 6400 block of East McKinley Avenue. When officers arrived,…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (352+ words) Dec 2, 2025, 6:53 PM A 49-year-old Tacoma man with a prior sex trafficking conviction was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Tuesday for distributing drugs while in possession of loaded firearms, according to U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Ezekiel Alon Hampton committed the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (510+ words) Dec 1, 2025, 6:43 AM A Tacoma man is suing Tesla after his Tesla Model 3 malfunctioned and caused a crash that killed his wife nearly three years ago. On January 7, 2023, Jeffery Dennis and his wife Wendy were driving on S. 56th Street in Tacoma when…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (328+ words) Dec 1, 2025, 5:52 AM The Mason County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) responded to reports of a burglary in Tacoma after the Tacoma Police Department requested assistance in locating and arresting the suspect, MCSO announced. The two siblings were reportedly arguing over money, which…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (201+ words) Residents in a Tacoma neighborhood have been asked to shelter in place after a construction crew hit a gas line, Tacoma Fire reported Wednesday at 2:16 p.m. Hazmat crews have secured the scene at North 5th Street and North Sheridan and have asked…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (447+ words) Nov 24, 2025, 5:00 AM A Tacoma man was sentenced Thursday for his high-level role in a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy. Michael Young Jr., 44, will spend seven years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District…...