Pierce County

The directive instructs individuals five years and older to wear a face mask both indoors and in outdoor public spaces where physical distancing is not possible — regardless of vaccination status.

A homeowner was arrested after a deadly shooting late Tuesday in Pierce County.

The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has concluded that the fatal shooting of Kevin Peterson Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in southwest Washington during an undercover drug investigation, was "justified and lawful."

A cluster of COVID-19 outbreaks has been connected to the three-day Watershed Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Grant County, according to health officials.

A man shot at this past week during a road rage incident, shares his story with Q13 News in the hopes others will never deal with the same situation.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Saturday morning on State Route 410 in Pierce County.

The driver of a pickup truck was killed in a collision with a semi-truck Saturday morning in Tacoma.

The co-founder and CEO of the fact-checking site Snopes.com has acknowledged plagiarizing from dozens of articles done by mainstream news outlets over several years, calling the appropriations "serious lapses in judgment."

As a second heat wave hits western Washington, keepers at Point Defiance Zoo and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park have found ways to keep the animals cool. 

A small plane crashed at the Pierce County airport Thursday afternoon in Puyallup, according to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue. The pilot was the only person on board, and their condition is unclear.

Tacoma is beloved as the "City of Destiny," and its leaders are trying to curb a concerning increase of violent crimes to uphold its good name. 

Tacoma police responded to a shooting at the 5600 block of S K St around 8 p.m. Wednesday after a man told 911 that he had shot his neighbor, according to authorities. 

Crews were working on a brush fire in the South Hill area after a lieutenant on his way to work reported seeing a tree fall onto a power line.

An outbreak of COVID-19 cases that started in June at a facility for detained immigrants in Tacoma, Washington, has continued to worsen.

Tacoma is facing a massive increase in arsons and city leaders are taking immediate action to curb these dangerous crimes.