A lawsuit filed by Trident Seafoods is raising significant questions about how a major ship fire was handled at the Port of Tacoma and whether key tactical decisions contributed to the loss of a ...

(Note from the author: On Nov. 12, 1875, the Washington Territorial Legislature officially incorporated the City of Tacoma. Thus, this year marks the city’s sesquicentennial. The Tacoma Historical ...

As 2026 embarks, we asked a range of local people to share their predictions for the year ahead. The opinions you’re about to hear come from a wide range of business owners, artists, advocates, ...

In a quiet corner of the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, a story of global importance is unfolding. It doesn’t involve giant animals or dramatic rescues, but rather seven small, delicate eggs, each no ...

Pierce County residents headed to the polls on November 5, 2025, casting their ballots in a series of closely watched races that will influence the direction of local government and community ...

Tacoma Arts Live, one of the South Sound’s most beloved cultural institutions, will shut down operations at the end of its current season, marking the end of nearly five decades of performing arts ...

Whether you call it a ban or a significant deterrent to future natural gas consumption, voter approval of Initiative 2066 (I-2066) in Washington may be only the first giant pothole to fill. The next ...

Downtown on the Go (DoTG) officially became Tacoma on the Go this month. DoTG was founded in 2009 to support downtown commuters, residents, and employers. Helmed by longtime Executive Director ...

In a 2022 letter to the U.S. Congress Committee on Appropriations, Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) requested $2 million for a local Pierce County Food Bank, writing, "This program will invest in ...

Conner Wiley stands next to a large pile of tires that he and a friend spent a day dragging out of a gulch in Tacoma as part of one of his many volunteer trash cleanup projects around the city. Wiley ...

The Geo Group financially benefitted from a work program that paid detainee workers $1 per day – far less than Washington’s minimum wage. TACOMA 1/16/2025 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth ...

Hyun Kim. Photo courtesy of City of Tacoma. The Tacoma City Council voted unanimously this week to enter contract negotiations with Hyun Kim to become the city’s permanent city manager. If ...