Since taking office in January 2025, Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank’s tenure has been marked by controversy. His public statements have drawn criticism, including characterizing being transgender ...

Guma’ Imahe traveled to the Chamorro Cultural Festival in California last March to perform at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater. Photo: Manny Crisostomo and SonnyRay San Nicolas A brand-new cultural ...

Black Night Market brings a large indoor market to the Tacoma Armory featuring more than 30 Black-owned businesses, artists, and food vendors. The event includes scheduled live entertainment ...

Take a sparkling evening stroll through two miles of dazzling holiday displays at Spanaway Park. This beloved Pierce County tradition transforms the lakefront into a glowing wonderland of animated ...

(Note from the author: On Nov. 12, 1875, the Washington Territorial Legislature officially incorporated the City of Tacoma. Thus, this year marks the city’s sesquicentennial. The Tacoma Historical ...

The Tacoma City Council has approved the Tideflats Subarea Plan. This is a strategy and future development agreement among the City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, City of Fife, Pierce County, and the ...

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 ...

The city of Tacoma has expanded the Middle Housing Streamlined Permitting Program to make building housing easier. Specifically, a pilot program will launch next month, in early 2026, that will ...

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 ...

As 2026 embarks, we asked a range of local people to share their predictions for the year ahead. The opinions you’re about to hear come from a wide range of business owners, artists, advocates, ...

Caucus members include (above from left): Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, Sen. Javier Valdez, Sen. Claudia Kauffman, Sen. Emily Alvarado, Sen. Adrian Cortes, Sen. Manka Dhingra ...

When PLU science students returned to campus in fall 2022, they were in for a surprise. The previously outdated anatomy and physiology lab in the Rieke Science Center had been transformed into a ...