Pierce County Councilmember Bryan Yambe of District 5 announced this week that he will decline any salary increase scheduled to take effect in 2026. The decision means he will forgo a pay adjustment ...

At Lutheran Community Services Northwest, everything is focused on one generous objective – the act of giving. Through its unique, and free, programs and its committed staff, LCS exists to support ...

When Seattle Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs and center fielder Dave Henderson tuned in to the evening news one September night in 1995, they expected highlights from the day’s game, not a story that ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Wednesday, the Tacoma News Tribune published a major article on the record-breaking 3,366 evictions filed by Pierce County landlords in 2024. The headline posed the question: "Did Tacoma ‘Tenant ...

Before the meeting began, an open skate session was held in the downtown Park Plaza North Garage. Skateboarding has been a favorite activity, for youth in particular, going back to the early 1960s and ...

The large-scale distribution is free and open to the public. With the ongoing federal government shutdown and reductions to SNAP (food assistance) benefits, thousands of Pierce County families are ...

TACOMA 10/31/2025 – A coalition of affordable housing providers and advocacy groups led by Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) and the Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium (TPCAHC) is ...

PIERCE COUNTY 8/19/2025 – Pierce County Elections has updated the final ballot counts from the Aug. 5 primary. The Pierce County Canvassing Board certified the results this morning at a meeting in the ...

Stellar is a 7-year-old husky mix who might look like a serious guy if you see him at the shelter, but that's just because of his chill, steady vibe. Underneath Stellar's stoic stare is a nice pup ...

Dozens of state and federal agency leaders, advocates, legislators and formerly incarcerated people joined Gov. Jay Inslee in Tacoma on Monday to sign Executive Order 24–03. Federal policies like the ...