JBLM doctor accused of sexually assaulting 42 patients faces over 50 charges

Army investigators have now identified 42 sexual assault victims tied to a doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, who is accused of preying on male patients.

‘They just dumped the rocks’; Puyallup spends $7,000 on boulders to deter homeless people

The City of Puyallup says $7,000 worth of landscaping rocks were meant to protect damaged vegetation. Many locals argue that’s a flat-out lie—and that the rocks were placed to deter homeless people from camping there.

Firefighters describe rescuing dog from frozen lake
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Crews responded to an area on Church Lake Dr. E in Bonney Lake, just northeast of Allan Yorke Park. Callers to 911 had reported that they saw a dog fall through the ice on the lake twice before she was able to pull herself out.

Search for convicted JBLM soldier
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On Jan. 19, 2024, Lee was convicted and sentenced, in-absentia, to 64 years of confinement for felony offenses during a military court martial held on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Tuesday marks 25 years since Teekah Lewis disappeared
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The then 2-year-old was last seen playing in the arcade area at the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley in the 4700 block of Center Street on Jan. 23, 1999.

Woman shot, killed near JBLM
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Police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed Monday night in Lakewood.

Suspect in Kia thefts, Seattle-area robberies appears in court
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One of the self-proclaimed “Kia Boys,” a group of vehicle thieves who target Kias and Hyundais, is set to appear in court Monday.

Washington state lawmaker pushes to ban hog-tying by police following Manuel Ellis’ death

Washington state lawmakers are expected to consider a proposal Monday to prohibit police from hog-tying suspects, nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him in a case that became a touchstone for racial justice demonstrators in the Pacific Northwest.

Former Puyallup man sentenced to 3 years probation for power substation attacks

A man formerly from Puyallup was sentenced to three years of probation and one year of home confinement for conspiracy to destroy energy facilities across western Washington.

Teen suspect pleads guilty in South Hill armed robbery, police chase

One of four teens arrested in connection to an armed robbery in South Hill that led to a police chase in Eatonville has pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and taking a motor vehicle without permission.

Injured eagle rescued near Tacoma shows signs of recovery

An injured eagle that was found entangled in electrical lines in Tacoma several weeks ago is anticipated to make a full recovery.