Pierce County

Tacoma leaders have announced summer cleanup efforts to ensure trash isn't piling up as the city prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Pierce County sheriff's deputies are searching for 21-year-old Brandon Torres Mesa, the suspected gunman who allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old boy over a fake necklace during a holiday weekend robbery.

Rising wildfire threats and worsening drought conditions have prompted immediate burn bans across Gig Harbor and unincorporated Pierce County as temperatures prepare to spike into the 90s.

Two suspects face murder and robbery charges after a 17-year-old Parkland teenager was shot and killed over his necklace. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says they are still looking for more suspects.

A burn ban is in effect for people who live in unincorporated Pierce County and Gig Harbor, Washington as the threat of wildfire season looms. 

An illegal marijuana grow operation was uncovered in Pacific after a fire in a commercial warehouse. Investigators discovered more than 1,000 marijuana plants and four bear traps positioned near entryways.

A detached parking garage caught fire overnight at a Puyallup apartment complex on East Main Avenue, destroying one vehicle and damaging two other cars and two garage units.

Street Soccer USA has partnered with Visa and Bank of America to launch a new initiative in Tacoma aimed at bringing youth soccer to underserved communities by breaking down the financial barriers of "pay-to-play" sports.

The family of a father of four killed in a hit-and-run two years ago held a memorial walk along Pacific Avenue in Tacoma to urge drivers to slow down and pressure the city for safety improvements.  

Troopers have set up a perimeter near the Port of Tacoma to search for suspects who ran from the scene after their stolen SUV rear-ended another car on southbound I-5.  

The man found guilty of stabbing a woman multiple times in the face and neck along a popular walking trail in Tacoma will spend the next two decades behind bars.