1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (373+ words) Tacoma Police Chief Patti Jackson provides an update on last week's trap house raid and the new culture at Tacoma PD. "If a politician told me which laws to enforce and which ones not to, I would tell them to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (978+ words) Three years after a fire aboard a commercial fishing ship moored at the Port of Tacoma caused roughly $100 million in damages, the ship owner filed a lawsuit against the fire department. Owners of the Kodiak Enterprise, Trident Seafoods Corp. (TSC),…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (609+ words) Apr 8, 2026, 1: 30 PM Officials have declared a statewide drought emergency in Washington. They cite an "exceptionally warm winter" and warmer- and drier-than-normal forecasts through early summer. "There is no way to sugar-coat what is happening today," Washington Department of Ecology Director…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (365+ words) Apr 8, 2026, 11: 24 AM The City of Tacoma has implemented a hiring freeze that will remain in effect through the end of the year to save money. The hiring freeze affects both hiring and promotions within the general city government. Tacoma has…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (289+ words) Apr 3, 2026, 12: 08 PM A 17-year-old girl from Tacoma has been missing for five weeks now, and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is asking for the public's help to bring her home. "Authorities believe that Samantha may stay in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (357+ words) The Tacoma Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning on E. 91st Street, about two blocks east of Pacific Avenue. Someone first reported the shooting to police at approximately 12: 30 a. m. Sunday near E. Sherwood Street and E. 91st Street in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day 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…...

2+ week, 3+ 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…...

3+ mon, 4+ day 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…...

3+ mon, 2+ 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…...