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On Wednesday, Tacoma police arrested two men connected to a drive-by shooting incident that happened June 23, the police department announced. According to police, on June 23, Tacoma Fire Department personnel were called to the intersection of 29th Street Northeast and Norpoint Way Northeast in Tacoma for a report of a driver who could not feel his legs.

TACOMA, Wash. — Police arrested two males Wednesday night they suspect are responsible for shooting a driver from a car in Pierce County last week. According to a Tacoma Police Department press release, officers arrested a 20-year-old man for first-degree assault and drive-by shooting and arrested a 19-year-old for drive-by shooting. Both suspects were booked into Pierce County Jail.

(The Center Square) – It was a tale of three cities in Washington state, with Tacoma and Seattle ranked among the worst-run large cities in the U.S., and Spokane ranked among the best-run large cities in the country. That’s according to personal finance website WalletHub, which looked at 150...

TACOMA, Wash. - Two men have been arrested in connection to a drive-by shooting that left a man injured near the Northshore Village shopping mall last week. According to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD), at around 12:40 p.m. on June 23, The Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) responded to the intersection of 29th St. NE and Norpoint Way NE after someone called 911 saying they could not feel their legs. When TFD medics arrived, they realized the driver had been shot. Police were called to assist, and the 45-year-old victim was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.

When it comes to city management, Seattle currently ranks 118 out of the 150 largest cities in a new study compiled by WalletHub. Tacoma is ranked even worse at 139. The list was put together with a series of ratings including high school graduation rates, violent crime, green spaces, and median household income.

Authorities identified 22-year-old David E Escobar as the man who lost his life following a traffic collision on June 24 in Spanaway. The fatal single-vehicle crash took place on State Route 7 a little after 12:30 a.m. According to the investigation reports, Escobar was a passenger in a car that was heading south on State Route 7. As the car approached the State Route 507 junction, it slammed into a guardrail for undetermined reasons.

The wreck occurred about 2 a.m. Thursday.

TACOMA, Wash. - Neighbors in Tacoma are helping out a lemonade stand business run by kids after it was targeted by a thief over the weekend. Two cousins, who are 10 and 13 years old, who own the stand had spent six months planning the business. During the hottest weekend...

A new civilian office designed to investigate police uses of deadly force in Washington won't be ready to start its work by July 1 as originally expected.Why it matters: Following the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Manuel Ellis in Tacoma, Washington's Legislature voted to create a new Office of Independent Investigations to add a layer of accountability and oversight for police.State lawmakers said establishing the independent office was key to ensuring that officers who break the rules face consequences.What's happening: The new agency, which exists within the governor's office, gains the authority to investigate police uses of...

MyNorthwest reports on overnight crime in the Puget Sound region on the morning of June 30: two men arrested for a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, a woman shot her neighbor outside their Capitol Hill apartment, and a mystery thief steals saws from Shoreline firefighters. Drive-by shooting in Tacoma. Thursday morning,...

Tacoma Police Department officers arrested a man at a residence in Tacoma who they suspect shot and killed a 28-year-old man Monday.

The victim was a 22-year-old Tacoma man who lost his mother in September.

A Puyallup man was charged with a felony after allegedly stealing a $1,700 laptop from an Olympia store. Kalid Michael Juma, 45, was charged with second-degree theft by the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney on June 16, after. Olympia police arrested him on June 13 followingr a reported theft at the...

The City of Tacoma is fighting to keep records from a police department internal affairs investigation out of the hands of prosecutors as three officers await trial for murder and manslaughter in the death of Manuel Ellis. The records include statements from other Tacoma police officers made to internal investigators...

TACOMA, Wash. - Tacoma Fire Officials believe the cause of a fire at an abandoned school is due to illegal fireworks, and neighbors are worried what the rest of the week may bring for their community. Monday, firefighters put out flames at the former Gault Middle School located at 1115...

EATONVILLE, Wash. — On a sunny afternoon at Mill Haus Cider Company in Eatonville, co-owner Steve Schmidt passed out cushions to visitors who decided to stay longer than planned. "People really enjoy coming here," Schmidt said. "They enjoy the beauty of the grounds and the good food and drinks...

Two 16-year-olds were allegedly shoplifting underwear just before 5 p.m. Tuesday at a South Hill Mall department store when they were confronted by a store security officer. One of the suspects allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at the security officer and then fled the store, according to Puyallup Police Captain Ryan Portmann.

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. We saw the same amount of outbreaks and more associated cases this week compared to last. We added more large outbreaks than we closed. You can help stop outbreaks. If you feel sick, stay home, get tested and use CDC’s quarantine and isolation tool to...

About 3.55 million travelers are expected to fly this weekend. Here’s how to handle delays, cancellations and overbooked rental cars.

TACOMA, Wash. — Bail was set at $3 million dollars for an accused murderer in Pierce County. Kacy Estes and his brother Jacy Estes are facing multiple charges related to a deadly shooting Sunday night in Tacoma that left one dead and injured several others. Both the victim’s family...