Ex-sheriff’s sergeant sentenced for strangling woman

A former Pierce County sheriff’s sergeant has been sentenced for strangling a woman and threatening her with a machete.

Police: Man accused of driving at 2 people also involved in multi-car crash, carjacking

A man has been charged for allegedly crashing into several cars before carjacking another one, all the while bragging about being a "good driver" to authorities when he was arrested. He may have also been involved in two pedestrian incidents that same day. 

Scientists tap volunteers to save integral species to Puget Sound ecosystem

Rockfish were once abundant in Puget Sound, now scientists and volunteers are working to ensure they don't disappear—a threat that could have dire consequences for the area's ecosystem.

Suspect charged after man and his dog killed inside Tacoma tent

Police are investigating a homicide in South Tacoma, after a man and his dog were shot and killed inside their tent on Tuesday.

Dam owner pleads guilty in field turf pollution of Puyallup River

A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field turf and the tiny rubber particles used to make it into the Puyallup River in 2020.

Parkland woman found safe, deputies say

Pierce County sheriff's deputies said Ella Terrell was found safe on Feb. 27.

Travelers stranded on Anderson Island after mechanical issues suspends ferry trips

Ferry service remains suspended between Anderson Island and the Steilacoom Ferry Terminal after mechanical issues on the ferries, leaving many stranded on the wrong end of Puget Sound.

Tacoma shelter prepping as snowfall, freezing temperatures expected this weekend

Snowfall on top of the record low temperatures is a combination that shelter workers fear could be devastating for Pierce County’s estimated 4,300 people living unhoused.

City of Tacoma prepares for icy road conditions as freezing temps come in

The work of making the roads safer in Tacoma and the rest of Pierce County really hasn’t stopped since the first snowflakes began to fall Wednesday night. 

Jury hung in Darcus Allen case, mistrial declared again
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The jury in the retrial of Darcus Allen, the getaway driver for a man who killed four Lakewood Police officers in over a decade ago, could not reach a unanimous verdict, so a judge declared a mistrial on Thursday.