Tacoma’s biggest Fourth of July gathering returns to the Ruston Way waterfront with live music, food, entertainment, craft vendors, beer gardens and a kids zone spread between Dune Peninsula and ...

The new Asia Pacific Cultural Center will expand APCC’s work and outreach with a welcome center, performing arts center, gift shop, library, ample classroom and meeting spaces, and much more. On Sept.

The Sub Pop store at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport closed Dec. 31, ending a 12-year presence that carried the Pacific Northwest’s independent music culture into one of the busiest airports in ...

Community members and city leaders gather at Tacoma City Hall during a proclamation recognizing Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Week, highlighting resilience, remembrance and generational impact.

First Assistant United States Attorney Neil Floyd; Homeland Security Investigations Seattle Acting Special Agent in Charge April Miller; Robert A. Saccone, special agent in charge of the DEA Seattle ...

Colorful water slides and rafts have been part of generations of fun at Wild Waves, which is closing next year. Guests are shown enjoying the Konga slide. Iconic local water park Wild Waves announced ...

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, ...

Kids ride bikes at swan creek park. Photo by Parks Tacoma. A $155 million bond measure on the April 28 ballot would renew Tacoma’s long-standing commitment to its nationally recognized park system ...

A growing trend is sweeping communities nationwide as interest in ballet, particularly among teens and adults, has soared in recent years. According to the Royal Academy of Dance, there has been a 75 ...

Map illustrating the potential approaches. Courtesy Sound Transit. On March 18, 2026, Sound Transit’s Board met at the Tacoma Art Museum for a board retreat to start discussion around how the board ...

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 ...

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 ...