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Fatal shooting draws focus on Seattle's illegal market for stolen guns

SEATTLE — Two years and roughly 40 miles separate the theft of a Smith & Wesson handgun and its use in an unprovoked Belltown neighborhood shooting that killed a pregnant woman and injured her husband as they sat in their car, waiting for a red light to change.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2023

Dockworkers union, employers clash over extent of Seattle port disruption

In another development to a dispute between the union representing West Coast dockworkers and the organization representing their employers, the two parties are pointing fingers and sending mixed signals about the extent of disruption caused to port operations, including at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023

A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year

A judge in Tacoma, Wash., approved a civil warrant for the woman's arrest after 16 requests for intervention from local health officials. Police observed the woman board a bus and visiting a casino.

WEKU · Jun 3, 2023

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$3.1M settlement reached in fatal police shooting of Black man in Tacoma, Washington

Officials in the city of Tacoma, Washington, will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in 2019

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

North American-Spec Tesla Model 3 Spotted At Shanghai Port

The left-hand-drive Model 3 featured a North America-specific license plate bracket at the back and was unloaded next to ship headed for Tacoma, Washington.

InsideEVs · May 3, 2023

Two bodies found ‘shredded like trash’ in three days at recycling plant in horror mystery

Zack Hillis and Jeremy Lindsay were found just days apart at the waste management recycling plant in Tacoma, Washington, US, and were only able to be identified using their fingerprints

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Former NBA Star Charged With Assault In Connection to Shooting in Mall Parking Lot

The former NBA All-Star is facing legal action stemming from his involvement in a shooting that took place in Tacoma, Wash. on March 8.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 15, 2023

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Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp charged with assault in Tacoma Mall shooting

SEATTLE — Video-surveillance footage from a March shooting in the Tacoma Mall parking lot contradicts ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp’s assertion he returned fire in self-defense as he tried to recover items stolen in an earlier car prowl, according to Pierce County prosecutors.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2023

Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp to be released after WA shooting arrest

Pierce County prosecutors decided Thursday not to charge former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp pending further investigation by Tacoma police into an alleged shooting Wednesday at the Tacoma Mall. No injuries were reported.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested on shooting charge

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested and charged in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and is scheduled to appear in court

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp arrested in connection with drive-by shooting

Former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday evening in Pierce County in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, according to multiple reports.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Linda Kasabian: Manson family member dies at 73

Gang’s getaway driver passed away in hospital in January and has since been cremated

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

As tech jobs melt, the trades beckon. This plumber makes $140K+

Meet will lane, 31, of Tacoma, Washington, who never went to college.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Pierce County, Wash. Sheriff Ed Troyer found not guilty of false reporting

SEATTLE — A jury on Wednesday acquitted Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer on misdemeanor false-reporting charges related to his confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

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Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022

Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter sued for alleged sexual assault of 17-year-old girl in 2001

Alleged incident took place on Backstreet Boys’ tour bus after concert in Tacoma, Washington

Salon · Dec 5, 2022

Corporation exploits state special ed

UHS collected more than $38 million for special education services that families say it largely didn’t provide

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022

Criminal trial begins in Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer’s false-reporting case after encounter with Black newspaper carrier

SEATTLE — Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer’s call last year to an emergency dispatcher saying a Black newspaper carrier was threatening to kill him — a claim a Tacoma police report said he walked back upon questioning — provoked widespread criticism and calls for his resignation.

Tribune News Service · Oct 31, 2022

Breakout rockers Enumclaw are ready to be everyone's new favorite band

SEATTLE — By now, the sweat has dried. So have the signatures on the stacks of records the guys from Washington's buzziest band, Enumclaw, sold during what frontman Aramis Johnson deems the young indie rockers' top local show to date — a Friday night album-release bash recently at a packed…

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Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

Lucky pilot emerges unscathed after crash landing plane upside down in field

Emergency services were dispatched to a field near Tacoma in Washington State, US, on October 26, after reports of a plane crash as firefighters and police rushed to the scene

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

At Emerald Water Anglers in West Seattle, fly-fishing pals swap fish tales

On a Friday afternoon in West Seattle last month, a half-dozen fly fishers sipped beers and reclined on couches as Tacoma angler Giancarlo Lawrence shared his best summer story from a day casting on a Cascades river.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

Cloud over Mount Rainier stirs panic after people mistake it for sign of eruption

TACOMA, Wash. — An alarming video of what appeared to be volcanic activity at Mount Rainier left people wondering if the volcano would erupt.

Motor1 · Aug 19, 2022

Ford Mustang Stampede Will Usher In Seventh-Generation Pony Car

The fan event starts with a roadtrip from the LeMay car museum in Tacoma, WA, and ends in downtown Detroit at the next Mustang’s global debut.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 27, 2022

Bellator 283 medical suspensions: Mukhamed Berkhamov out indefinitely after Lorenz Larkin no contest

Check out which fighters are facing indefinite suspensions as a result of Friday's fights in Tacoma, Wash.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 26, 2022

Bellator 283 salaries: Jason Jackson pockets $191,000 for win over Douglas Lima

Four fighters walked away with six-figure paydays as a result of Friday's card in Tacoma, Wash.

Tribune News Service · Jul 23, 2022

1 killed, 6 wounded after downtown Renton shooting

SEATTLE — A 32-year-old Tacoma man was killed and six people were injured in a shooting that occurred during an argument around 1 a.m. Saturday at a large gathering in downtown Renton, according to police.

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