16+ hour, 27+ min ago   (64+ words) Eleven students were taken to the hospital after a school bus carrying more than 30 children crashed at the intersection of 128th Street East and Waller Road in Tacoma on Friday morning. Eleven students were taken to the hospital after a school…...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago   (489+ words) La Ni'a is going to stick around for a few more months, a forecast that could ease drought conditions next summer in Western Washington. A Jan. 5 report from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center sees La Ni'a lasting until…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (375+ words) In the gritty underbelly of crisscrossing highways, Tacoma's coffee pot-shaped dive bar has lost its color " temporarily " as the owner, just a few years into his stewardship of the century-old icon, completes a much-needed exterior restoration project. The bar remains…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (545+ words) Not so long ago, non-drinkers, regardless of their reason or need of abstention, were offered glasses of Coke or iced tea, maybe a flavored lemonade or juice. That slice of the U.S. population has actually never been all that small. At…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (254+ words) The second week of January marks the last week of the Tacoma Light Trail, an annual outdoor light festival with musical and dance performances all around the city. This year's free winter festival began Dec. 31 and runs until Sunday, Jan....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (96+ words) Michael Miller-Jimerson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for directing a robbery at a Tacoma marijuana dispensary where an employee was killed. The March 2022 World of Weed robbery resulted in the fatal shooting of Jordan Brown by a 15-year-old accomplice…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (468+ words) Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! It's a tough week, but try your best, even when the odds aren't in your favor. Let's talk about golf today, and how the Trump administration got ahead of itself in…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (98+ words) Update: The crash has cleared, according to WSDOT. Original post: A crash on Interstate 5 southbound in Tacoma is blocking an off-ramp. The crash happened near the Interstate 705 and state Route 7 Extension Interchange, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (82+ words) The new Tacoma Pearl Street Family YMCA building opens on January 1, featuring a new aquatics center with a lazy river, lap pool, hot tub, sauna, and steam room. The facility also includes a strength-training area and enhanced climbing wall. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (62+ words) A memorial service will be held in Tacoma for Washington State Patrol Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, who was killed Dec. 19 after being struck by a vehicle while investigating a crash. A memorial service will be held in Tacoma for Washington State…...