Tacoma

Big changes are coming to Tacoma starting in July as more and more restrictions are disappearing with the state's reopening.

Health experts say Pierce County is right where they need to be with COVID case numbers in preparation for fully reopening.

All lanes of Interstate 5 North to Interstate 705 in Tacoma are back open after crews repaired the roadway overnight.

UPDATE: Pierce County Prosecutors have charged Levi Wilms, 32, with Theft of a Motor Vehicle after detectives on the Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force say he stole an Amazon delivery van on June 23rd in Tacoma.  

Guests who pay a visit to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium will be greeted by a new feline addition. 

The pandemic has caused huge increases in construction material costs and it is slowing down how quickly families can get into affordable housing.

A portion of Marine View Drive in Tacoma will be closed for much of Tuesday morning while crews clean up a crash scene that destroyed a utility pole and caused a fire. 

A new report says thousands of emergency calls made in Tacoma, Washington, could be handled by trained civilians rather than sworn police officers.

As of Friday, all three officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis remain on the city of Tacoma's payroll.

A suspended Nigerian government official accused of stealing $350,000 from Washington state as part of a massive pandemic-related fraud also sought to bilk the Internal Revenue Service of nearly $1.6 million, federal prosecutors said Friday.

The three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis have pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges.

Two Tacoma police officers have been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis and a third officer has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Thursday.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office will announce a charging decision in its review of the death of Manuel ‘Manny’ Ellis on May 27.