Members of the Tacoma City Council join members of Tacoma’s Chamorro community after proclaiming June 27, 2026, as Chamorro Day. Holding the proclamation are Joel Larimer, founder of the Imahe School ...

Lakewood’s Summer Nights at the Pavilion continues with Groove Nation, a Top 40 band playing an outdoor set at Fort Steilacoom Park after the Lakewood Farmers Market. The family-friendly series gives ...

Pierce County voters may soon decide whether Sheriff Keith Swank should finish his term, and whether the sheriff should remain an elected position at all. In previous coverage, Tacoma Weekly reported ...

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Hazardous Device Squad assisted Lakewood police and West Pierce Fire & Rescue on June 13 after an explosion in the 6100 block of Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest in Lakewood.

Behind the bar at Kingfisher & Rye, from left: Michael Gruber, Ellie Moore, Craig Moore, no relation, and Ryan Moss. At Kingfisher & Rye Tavern in Tacoma’s Sixth Avenue District, tradition meets ...

David Hammond has established himself as the driving force behind the resurgence of the University of Puget Sound women’s rowing program, guiding the Loggers into one of the top NCAA Division III ...

Two Tacoma-area teens who scaled the Tacoma Narrows Bridge cables over the weekend turned a late-night stunt into a criminal case and a shutdown of a key highway, underscoring a risky urban-climbing ...

Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello renews commitment to gun safety. Pierce County’s decision to expand its free biometric gun lockbox program is a public health and harm-reduction effort aimed at ...

Sheriff Swank, who took office in January 2025, said his office will not participate. A proposal moving through the Pierce County Charter Review Commission would create a new Sheriff Ombuds office, ...

Wild Waves theme park is celebrating its 50th and final year of operation while plans take shape for the property's next chapter as a large warehouse development. Currently titled Podium I-5, the ...

Bre Judge, former teacher turned real estate investor, transformed her trauma into a love poem to Tacoma. Not all love stories are inspired by romance. Some, like Bre Judge’s, begin with a car crash.

The Puyallup High School baseball team is headed to the state tournament with hopes of reaching the semifinals and finals after surging late in the season. "This season has been a master class in ...