Staying safe during natural disasters takes preparation and awareness. Pierce County faces the threat of a volcanic eruption, ...

Tenant advocates and property managers agree that governments need to find solutions to address the affordable-housing crisis ...

Joseph M. Lizarraga-Ortiz addresses the judge in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma, Washington, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, where he was sentenced following his guilty plea to first-degree ...

Mario Joseph Tropiano, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree custodial sexual misconduct. He will be required to register as a ...

Local governments in Washington state can charge builders one-time impact fees to help pay for services that will have to ...

Pierce County Sheriff's blotter notes a crime-filled weekend but no high-speed chases, crediting policy changes.

Pierce County partners with J-PAL to evaluate opioid programs focusing on extended detox stays and mobile distribution units.

If an evacuation order was issued in Pierce County, a lot of people would probably go via car. Not Anne Nesbit. She’d go by boat. “I live far enough down, I’m not even going to attempt the road,” ...

A state investigation into a south Georgia puppy mill is ongoing after law enforcement officers with the Georgia Department ...

Property values went up 6.2% last year in Pierce County, which means you might be paying more for your property taxes this ...

There is a new Pierce County sheriff in town. Keith Swank, 56, was formally sworn in Wednesday, reports KIRO Newsradio.