Rising construction material costs impacting contractors, homeowners

Since the pandemic, lumber prices have soared and in some cases by nearly 400-percent. The supply side has impacted prices and ripples across the construction industry.

Washington State Fair returns to Puyallup this September

After being canceled last year because of COVID-19 concerns, the Washington State Fair returns to Puyallup in September of 2021.

Puyallup woman shot by police responding to welfare check; husband's body found inside

A man was found dead and his wife is in the hospital after police in Puyallup responded to a welfare check and shot the woman when she came outside with a weapon. 

Dam operator fined $501K for polluting Puyallup River

The Washington Department of Ecology has fined dam operator Electron Hydro, LLC, $501,000 for discharging discarded plastic field turf into the Puyallup River.

Police investigate death at Puyallup apartment complex
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A woman was shot by police who were responding to a welfare check at an apartment in Puyallup. Her husband's body was found inside.

Local chef on 'Firemasters'
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Kristen Lyon of Odin Brewing in Tacoma grills the competition.

Pierce County encouraging vaccinations with giveaways

While big bucks are on the line, the Washington State Lottery is not the only incentive campaign attempting to encourage people into getting COVID-19 vaccinations. 

Report: Tacoma could divert many emergeny calls to civilians

A new report says thousands of emergency calls made in Tacoma, Washington, could be handled by trained civilians rather than sworn police officers.

COVID-19 vaccines delivered to homebound families in Pierce County

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s homebound vaccination team is delivering doses to families in the South Sound.

Washington firefighters, lawmakers help homeowners prepare for wildfires

Fire crews near Bonney Lake scrambled to douse a small brush fire that sparked in an area haunted by wildfire that burned hundreds of acres and destroyed several homes last year. 

Feds: Unemployment fraud suspect also tried to bilk IRS of $1.6 million

A suspended Nigerian government official accused of stealing $350,000 from Washington state as part of a massive pandemic-related fraud also sought to bilk the Internal Revenue Service of nearly $1.6 million, federal prosecutors said Friday.

2 Tacoma officers charged with murder in death of Manuel 'Manny' Ellis; 3rd officer charged with manslaughter

Two Tacoma police officers have been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis and a third officer has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Thursday.

Decision imminent in Manny Ellis case
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office will announce Thursday, May 27, whether they will file charges against the officers who restrained Manuel Ellis the night he died in Tacoma police custody.