Officers honor Deputy McCartney, alongside hundreds at growing memorial

PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Just hours after Deputy Daniel McCartney responded to a call that cost him his life--a memorial was already forming at the Pierce County Sheriff's Department South Hill precinct to honor his service."We brought two candles just to show our support," said Jodie Moore.Moore didn't know McCartney personally but felt compelled to honor him after the deputy lost his life.

Community shares memories, mourns loss of Pierce County Deputy killed in action

YELM, Wash. -- Daniel McCartney believed deeply in service.Love of country moved him to enlist in the U.S. Navy, where he served a tour to Afghanistan.Love of community compelled him to enter local law enforcement.The 34-year-old husband, father and Pierce County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed late Sunday night in Pierce County.

Suspect arrested after Pierce County deputy killed responding to home invasion

A manhunt is underway for an armed and dangerous suspect after a sheriff's deputy was shot and killed overnight while responding to a home invasion in Pierce County.

Frank Pawul, 32, arrested in shooting death of Dep. Daniel McCartney

TACOMA, Wash. – The man arrested in the shooting death of Pierce County sheriff’s deputy Daniel McCartney is 32-year-old Frank William Pawul, Det.

Friends in Yelm grieve over slain Pierce County deputy Daniel McCartney

TACOMA, Wash. -- Pierce County deputy Daniel McCartney, a 34-year-old Navy veteran and married father to three young boys, was fatally shot during a foot chase late Sunday as he responded to a home invasion near the small community of Frederickson.Authorities appealed to the public for help Monday in tracking down a man believed to have been involved in the deadly shooting of a sheriff's deputy overnight.

Tacoma police: Man dead after fire, shootout with officers

Police spokeswoman Loretta Cool said in a news release that witnesses saw the man emerge from a burning home late Sunday night and crawl across the lawn with a gun. When officers arrived, they found the man walking back toward the house and repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapon.

'RIP, brother': First-responders offer condolences after death of Deputy McCartney

FREDERICKSON, Wash. – Condolences poured in from first-responders across the region and the country Monday morning after 34-year-old Pierce County sheriff’s deputy Daniel A.

Body discovered off Yakima Avenue in Tacoma

Police are looking into the cause of death of a man they found near Interstate-5 in Tacoma. 

Women-only gun clubs are about 'being prepared'

Every week, more and more women pick up a gun and learn how to shoot it for the first time. According to the Pew Research Foundation, one in five women report they own a gun.

Police identify man found shot to death in trunk of car at Lakewood tow yard

A man whose body was found in the trunk of a car at a Lakewood tow yard this week was shot to death, the Pierce County medical examiner ruled.

Donations fill Milton City Hall within 24 hours of devastating senior housing fire

Donations have been flooding into the Milton City Hall in the wake of a fire at the Alder Ridge Senior Apartments that displaced 138 seniors on Tuesday night.

Washington leaders heartbroken after deadly Amtrak derailment

Washington lawmakers have expressed their heartfelt condolences after a deadly train derailment in Pierce County.  

Amtrak train was going 81 mph before it derailed, website says

An Amtrak train that derailed south of Seattle and killed multiple people was making its first run as part of a higher speed service that local authorities had warned could be dangerous.

Pierce County companies are hiring

Economic opportunity continues to grow in Pierce County with healthcare companies hiring more and more warehouses being built.

Cops: Naked drunken man drives into tree while having sex

Authorities say a man who was drunk, naked and having sex with a woman while driving south of Tacoma missed a curve and struck a tree.