Pierce County

A jury has reached a verdict in the trial against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer, determining he is not guilty on two charges stemming from an encounter with a Black newspaper carrier in 2021.

In a new initiative, Tacoma police say they are investing money and resources toward targeting property crimes in the city. TPD officials tell FOX 13 News the reason for the focus on these crimes comes from the community.

Closing arguments finished on Tuesday in the criminal trial against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer. The sheriff was accused of falsely reporting that a newspaper carrier was threatening to kill him during an incident in January 2021. 

A verdict is near in the criminal trial against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer.

Tacoma Police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in the 1100 block of S. Cushman Ave. This marks over 40 homicides in the city of Tacoma for 2022.

Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer's testimony and cross examination from state prosecutors will continue Monday in the criminal trial against him.

A Puyallup couple face federal misdemeanor charges for their suspected role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

A car crashed through the front entrance of Mountain View Middle School in Bonney Lake, according to school officials.

Exercising his constitutional right, Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer began his testimony in his own defense on Thursday in the criminal trial against him. 

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is being sued for the alleged sexual battery of a woman who was 17-years-old when it happened, her lawyers during a press conference Thursday.

Pierce County deputies arrested a woman suspected of a hit-and-run that seriously injured a 17-year-old boy.

Testimony was heard from one of the first officers who arrived on scene after Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer claimed his life was threatened in January 2021. 

Pierce County District Court heard emotional testimony on Tuesday from the newspaper carrier at the center of the false reporting trial against Sheriff Ed Troyer.

Sedrick Altheimer, a Black newspaper carrier at the center of the high profile criminal trial against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer, is expected to take the stand Tuesday.

Tacoma Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of an armed pot shop robbery in October, which involved several suspects who have not yet been identified.

On Monday, officers with the Spokane Police Department arrested a suspect who shot and killed a man in Tacoma last month.

Six witnesses testified Monday in the high profile criminal trial against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer. Washington State Attorney General’s Office charged Troyer with two misdemeanor counts, including false reporting for an incident on Jan. 27, 2021.

The Washington State Department of Health says that flu hospitalizations are at the highest rate seen in 10 years. Combined with other respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and RSV, it's straining hospitals already at emergency capacity.

A Washington woman says her newly adopted rescue dog was electrocuted to death at Holiday Magic at the Fair on Friday.