Pierce County

Police searching for 2 men accused of using elderly woman's stolen credit card

January 11, 2023 2:52pm PST

Bonney Lake Police are asking for your help to find 68-year-old James Edward Dodds (1st pic) and 30-year-old Davante Naicell Leach.

Non-profit raises money to fund 2 bullet-resistant vests for new Tacoma PD K9s

January 10, 2023 7:37pm PST

The non-profit Keeping K-9s in Kevlar has raised funds to get two bullet-resistant vests for Tacoma Police Department's newly-certified K9s, Colt and Odin.

'They are not protecting our kids'; Family devastated by 11-year-old girl's death

January 10, 2023 1:37pm PST

A school spokesperson says that there was a fight at Ford Middle School, and a student in that fight was hospitalized and later died. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department, however, said her death wasn't related to the fight.

Medical examiner: 11-year-old died from fentanyl in her system, not fight at school

January 10, 2023 1:37pm PST

The Pierce County Medical Examiner determined that an 11-year-old who died last year passed away as a result from fentanyl in her system, not due to an altercation at school.

Deputies: Repeat offender arrested in Tacoma, bail set at $5,000

January 10, 2023 1:00pm PST

Pierce County deputies arrested a 20-time convicted felon last Thursday on a warrant for escaping community custody.

Deputies believe woman died after car she was moving rolled over her

January 10, 2023 12:46pm PST

A woman who was moving two cars died Tuesday morning after police believe one of the cars rolled over her in a Puyallup neighborhood.

Children robbed at gun point for sandwiches in Spanaway

January 10, 2023 6:05am PST

Investigators say a group of teens robbed two children at gunpoint and got away with a few dollars’ worth of sandwiches.

Woman gets over 3 years in prison for armed robbery of Bonney Lake cell phone store

January 9, 2023 4:57pm PST

A woman accused in a 2021 armed robbery of a Metro PCS store has pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery.

How Tacoma's guaranteed income experiment fared 1 year later

January 8, 2023 2:25pm PST

The 'Growing Resilience in Tacoma' (GRIT) program was an experimental in guaranteed income provided by the city to 110 households.

One dead after car crashes into a pole in Tacoma, investigation underway

January 7, 2023 3:45pm PST

Police are investigating a deadly crash that happened in South Tacoma on Saturday.

Tacoma Police search for suspect who sexually assaulted 17-year-old on her way to school

January 7, 2023 2:32pm PST

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who sexually assaulted a teenager in Tacoma on Tuesday.

Crews investigate cause of deadly fourplex apartment fire in Sumner

January 7, 2023 1:50pm PST

Fire crews say a man died after a fourplex home in Sumner caught on fire Saturday morning.

BODY CAM VIDEO: Pierce County deputy nearly gets hit by suspect escaping in stolen car

January 5, 2023 10:54pm PST

FOX 13 News obtained video of several law enforcement agencies tracking down a stolen car suspect who deputies say rammed into a police car.

K9, patrol plane lead to arrest of suspected car thief who ran from police, hid in the woods

January 4, 2023 4:45pm PST

A man suspected of stealing a car and then leading police on a chase with it has been arrested after a K9 and Washington State Patrol airplane were able to lead Pierce County Sheriff's deputies to his hiding spot. 

Crews investigate deadly apartment fire in Lakewood

January 4, 2023 3:12pm PST

Crews are investigating a deadly apartment fire that happened in Lakewood on Wednesday.

Energy Attack in Washington: Two men arrested after power grid knocked out on Christmas Day

January 3, 2023 4:34pm PST

Two Washington men are charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities after several utility substations in Pierce County were attacked on Christmas Day causing at least $3 million in damage.

Flood victims hope for state assistance from extreme winter weather in Pierce County

January 2, 2023 6:57pm PST

Recovering from December’s extreme winter weather comes with a hefty bill. The price keeps going up for people in parts of Pierce County, as their clean-up reveals new damage from the recent storms.