Pierce County

The Pierce County Council is pausing its investigation into Sheriff Ed Troyer until the Attorney General's office concludes its criminal investigation into Troyer's conduct during a 911 call, a spokesperson for the council said on Wednesday.

Pierce county investigators are asking for your assistance to help give a mom closure after her son was killed in a hit and run crash.

The City of Puyallup unveiled a list of restaurants that will offer outdoor dining through its parklet pilot program this spring and summer.

A six-week mass vaccination site opens at the Tacoma Dome Tuesday, April 27 with no appointments needed for a COVID-19 vaccine. 

The state Attorney General's office will open a criminal investigation into Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer over his January 911 call accusing a Black newspaper delivery driver of threatening to kill him. 

Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a bill to help parents afford some of their most basic needs.

Pierce County is opening a mass vaccination site at the Tacoma Dome for six weeks starting April 27.

As Pierce County only recently fell back into Phase 2, a combination of rising infections and perception that some businesses are avoiding health guidelines has led some to worry a rollback to Phase 1 might be all but inevitable.

In the time since the death of Manuel Ellis while in Tacoma Police custody, the George Floyd incident happened, charges were filed, and now there has been a verdict found; in comparison, the Ellis family is still waiting for answers.

Many say the 2021 wildfire season has begun early, including Washington state’s Department of Natural Resources. The agency says it has responded to an unprecedented 91 wildfires in a single week across our state already.

Washington firefighters continue monitoring a number of small brushfires that flared up late last week and weekend. It is a phenomenon firefighters are seeing more frequently and earlier in the year as each wildfire season moves into western Washington.

As the weather gets nicer and the water looks more and more inviting, one mom hopes sharing her son’s story will help save lives this year.

Fire crews are working to fully extinguish a brush fire spanning multiple acres in south Pierce County Friday.

First responders are warning families that diving into lakes and rivers leave temperatures have taken lives before. Plus, health restrictions also mean some public parks are restricting access to keep social distancing requirements.

A man has been charged with first-degree murder for reportedly killing his stepfather near Lake Kapowsin. 

Authorities in Pierce County are investigating a police shooting that sent one person to the hospital Thursday afternoon.