Pierce County

The FBI announced the arrest of Andres Maurice Mendez, a fugitive wanted in connection with the murder of Saul Lucas-Alfonso, who was shot and killed in Tacoma in 2010.

An attorney for Tommy Le's family, Jeff Campiche, describes a King County Sheriff’s Office internal investigation into the shooting death of a 20-year-old in 2017 as a "cover-up."

Traffic was diverted off of westbound SR 512 in Lakewood Wednesday afternoon after a crash involving multiple cars. One person was taken in critical condition to a Tacoma hospital.

A man is in stable condition after he was shot by Tacoma police officers Wednesday morning. Police have not said what prompted the officers to fire their weapons. 

Boris, an elderly polar bear believed to be the oldest male of his species on the planet, was humanely euthanized at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on Sept. 1 following a significant decline in his health.

The search continues for Kassanndra Cantrell, a missing and pregnant Pierce County woman family members haven’t seen or heard from in a week. Investigators said on Tuesday they're now treating the case as a homicide.

A Pierce County family is desperate for answers in the search of a missing pregnant woman who seemingly vanished Tuesday morning.

Investigators said Kassanndra Cantrell hasn't returned home or contacted her family since Tuesday, both of which are very unusual.

The family of a Black man who died in Tacoma police custody announced Friday they plan to sue the police department for $30 million for his death.

If you've got nighttime travel plans in Pierce County this weekend, you'll have to avoid I-5.

A church just outside of Tacoma wants to know if people are, “practicing safe six.” Six feet of social distancing that is.

Tacoma mom begs for any in person therapy for her son who is autistic and has high needs.

Essentially every school district across the state is starting out this fall with distance learning, but Pierce County is the only county where local health officials aren’t giving schools a choice.

Fall is just around the corner in time for picking pumpkins and sitting by a campfire.

A man died in a house fire early Tuesday morning in Pierce County. Six people escaped the fire.

Accused of robbing two stores, one of them twice

It’s a murder mystery you probably never heard much about as Pierce County Sheriff’s detectives kept the details close to the vest while they worked to solve the case.