CRIME & SAFETY
Washington elementary school teacher arrested on suspicion of molesting children
An Evergreen Elementary School teacher was arrested Thursday on suspicion of child molestation. A student at the school in Lake Bay reported to Pierce County deputies on Feb. 26 that they were molested or groped by a teacher. Detectives began an investigation, and the Peninsula School District removed the teacher from the school, according to the department in a news release.
Graham family loses home in devastating fire: ‘We had everything in there’
GRAHAM, Wash. - A Pierce County family is picking up the pieces of their lives and recovering from injuries after a fire destroyed their home early Wednesday morning. "I saw the flames from the ceiling, just dripping fire into the room," said Jennifer Starbuck. Jennifer says a smoke alarm woke...
Man sentenced in shooting death of Pierce County mother whose body was found outside a church
A man has been sentenced for fatally shooting a Tacoma mother whose body was discovered outside a church last year. Darius Hammond, 31, was found guilty of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm in the Oct. 23, 2023, killing of Jadell Williams, records show. Williams died from a gunshot wound to the neck in the 3900 block of North Pearl Street, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office.
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