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Black ice causes multiple crashes, shuts down eastbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (272+ words) The lane closures started at 4:40 a.m. Monday, reopening a little less than two hours later. A five-mile backup is currently happening due to the closure. " WSDOT Tacoma (@wsdot_tacoma) March 30, 2026 According to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the crashes on the Tacoma Narrows…...
Tacoma man arrested after alleged drive-by shooting on his own family
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (419+ words) Mar 26, 2026, 6:00 PM A 29-year-old Tacoma man is behind bars after Pierce County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) deputies said he carried out a drive-by shooting on his own family members, with his 1-year-old child in the car. Family members told investigators he…...
Victoria-style eatery to close ahead of Sound Transit Light Rail expansion in Tacoma
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (479+ words) Jan 5, 2026, 11:49 AM A Victorian-style tearoom in Tacoma, the Olive Branch Caf" and Tea Room, permanently shuttered its doors on Friday ahead of plans to demolish the Freighthouse Square for a new Link Light Rail station. "It is with heavy hearts…...
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expects busiest Christmas travel day Tuesday
3+ mon, 1+ week 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…...
Tree crashes into a Tacoma home, knocks out power lines
3+ mon, 1+ week 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…...
Food is my tool, community is my purpose': Meet the Tacoma chef feeding hundreds for free
3+ mon, 2+ week 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…...
Tacoma woman sentenced in $345K bank fraud scheme
3+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
Teenage boy found shot in car in Tacoma
3+ mon, 3+ week 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,…...
Tacoma man sentenced to 10 years for drugs and guns
3+ mon, 4+ week 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…...
Tesla lawsuit filed after fatal Tacoma crash kills one
3+ mon, 4+ week 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…...