Lakewood police: Man held wife, 8-year-old child hostage

Lakewood Police responded to a domestic violence call on Sunday morning, involving a man who allegedly held his wife and her 8-year-old daughter hostage.

Tacoma police investigating two homicides from Sunday

Tacoma police are investigating two homicides that occurred in the span of a few hours on Sunday.

$4.8 million investment in policing and mental health response in WA

The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) awarded $4.8 million in grants for mental health response to 14 law enforcement agencies in the state.

One person killed in Tacoma house fire

Authorities confirm one person is dead from a house fire in Tacoma.

9-year-old girl recovering from boating accident on Lake Tapps
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Another boat driver went over the girl?s inner-tube towline and snapped it. She has undergone surgery and is currently recovering in the hospital. The driver of the other boat has not been identified yet.

Two Tacoma police officers accused of excessive force.
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The two officers involved in the death of Manuel Ellis have been named in a new claim against the city of Tacoma. The claim stems from the arrest of Dustin Dean back in 2019.

Man files excessive force claim against 2 Tacoma officers

Two Tacoma police officers involved in the death of Manuel "Manny" Ellis have been accused of wrongfully arresting and using excessive force in an unrelated incident three months before their fatal encounter with Ellis.

Mom wants answers after her daughter was shot and killed in Puyallup

The mother of the woman dropped off at a Puyallup hospital with a fatal gunshot wound the weekend of the Fourth of July hopes sharing her story will help bring justice for her family.

Tree DNA helps convict Washington timber thief after fire

A federal jury has convicted a timber thief who authorities said started a large forest fire in Washington state, a case that prosecutors said marked the first time tree DNA had been introduced in a federal trial.

Tacoma Humane Society at full capacity
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Local shelter in Tacoma urging people to adopt due to a lack of space in the facility. Since the beginning of June, the shelter has taken in over 800 animals.

New night market in Puyallup brings community together after COVID

Puyallup’s new Night Market provides an opportunity for locally owned businesses to get back out into the community, and to give people in the city a way to celebrate fully reopened Washington.

New night market in Puyallup brings community together after COVID
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Puyallup?s new Night Market provides an opportunity for locally owned businesses to get back out into the community, and to give people in the city a way to celebrate fully reopened Washington.

2 arrested in Pierce County for alleged child sex trafficking

Two people have been arrested in connection to child and human trafficking-related crimes out of Pierce County.

Video shows burglar who cut hole through wall of business in Fife

Fife Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a burglary suspect who wiggled his way through a hole he cut in the sheetrock of a Metro PCS store.