American Red Cross assists dozens of households after destructive windstorm

Picking up the pieces from the powerful windstorms will take some time throughout the region. Families impacted spent Thursday assessing damages and cleaning up debris.

Tacoma Comedy Club continues to reinvent itself to keep doors open

The Tacoma Comedy Club always had a kitchen but could hardly be considered a restaurant. The transformation would prove grueling.

Two men charged with murder in shooting death at Tacoma homeless camp

Prosecutors say the two murder suspects "went down to the encampment to try and beat up the suspect who broke into his car, and to try and force all the people living in the tents to leave the area."

2 new officers identified in death of Manuel Ellis

At least two new law enforcement officers have been identified as having participated in restraining Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after his airways were restricted in March.

Housing group occupies Fife motel

More than 40 homeless people are staying at the Travelodge in Fife as advocates call on Pierce County to pick up the cost of housing them there during the cold winter months.

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A motel in Fife is housing dozens of people experiencing homelessness. A housing group is fighting to keep them there.

Judge won’t speed bail hearings at Tacoma immigration lockup

A federal judge has declined to order speedier bail hearings for detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lockup in Tacoma who are especially at risk from COVID-19, despite recent cases there.

Inslee: 'Taking the politics out of public health' over future of Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

The controversy over the future of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has reached all the way up to the governor’s desk. Governor Jay Inslee signed a proclamation on Monday that he said takes the “politics out of public health.”

Tacoma Police to deploy body cameras to officers through early 2021

Tacoma Police Department will deploy 20 Axon 3 body-worn cameras to training officers starting Dec. 14th, and additional 80 officers will receive body cameras in the coming months.