Tacoma Police to hold virtual memorial service for K9 Ronja, killed in the line of duty

Tacoma Police will hold a virtual memorial service on Wednesday, celebrating the life of K9 officer Ronja, who was killed in the line of duty during a suspect pursuit in August. 

Some students get to go back to school in Pierce Co., but not the way they're used to

Nine-year-old Anastasia Valentine has Down syndrome and is used to a highly specialized learning model at Vaughn Elementary school in Pierce County. She's going back to school this week, but her school day won't look much like it did before.

Issaquah students returning to classrooms
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Some special needs students in Puyallup will also return to in-person learning this week.

Parents scramble after Tacoma Public Schools abruptly cancels return to in-person learning

Parents with kids enrolled in the South Sound’s largest school district are now scrambling after learning a planned return to in-person instruction for this coming Monday had been cancelled.

Mobile showers, laundry for the homeless in Puyallup
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A new resource organized by New Hope Resource Center in Puyallup is bringing hot showers and laundry facilities for people suffering from homelessness.

New details in Kassanndra Cantrell case come to light as suspect formally charged

Loved ones of Kassanndra Cantrell, the pregnant Pierce County woman whose body was discovered earlier this week gathered Friday onight for a candlelight vigil to remember her -- just hours after the suspect, 37-year-old Colin Dudley, was charged with her murder.

Man shot, killed in Tacoma
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A man died after being dropped off at a Tacoma hospital.

Tacoma Public Schools delays start of in-person learning

On Thursday, Tacoma Public Schools announced it will not start in-person classes on Monday, Sept. 28 after all.

Three people shot at beach party in Tacoma

Three people were injured after shots rang out at a beach party overnight in Tacoma. 

Suspects accused of binding people with zip-ties, firing shots on property full of stolen items

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is praising a rookie deputy who helped to detain suspects accused of binding people with zip-ties and firing shots on a property full of stolen goods. 

Oversight committee among recommendations for police body cameras in Tacoma

In Tacoma, the spotlight will once again be on police body-worn cameras. The police department, which is made up of a few hundred officers, does not currently have a body camera program.