South Sound

A recent lawsuit alleges South Sound 911 and Tacoma police failed to respond to a fight that devolved into deadly gunfire two years ago.

The Tacoma-based nonprofit has occupied the Merlino Arts Center since its founding more than 26 years ago. Now they will work on raising $5 million to buy the building outright.

The ruling on Friday by Pierce County Superior Judge Bryan Chushcoff cleared the way for Collins, Burbank and Timothy Rankine, 34, to stand trial after jury selection begins on Sept. 18.

A judge ruled August 30, 2023 the City of Tacoma ran "afoul" of the State Constitution by passing a law and then placing that law on the November ballot.

At least 16 deportation flights have left from Boeing Field since May, and immigration advocates are trying to watch every single one.

Family members, advocates, and community members gathered in Olympia, Wash., to celebrate the life of Timothy Green, who was killed by police last year, and renew calls for mental health support.

The lawsuit stems from a recent $100 million fine a federal court imposed on the state of Washington, for letting mentally ill people wait too long for treatment.

Six people were hospitalized earlier this year for listeriosis, three of whom died. Two of those who survived the infection said they had milkshakes from Frugals in Tacoma, Wash., before getting sick.

For decades, millions in federal funding has been used exclusively to support police. Now some of the funding may instead go to mental health, diversion programs and other things. Members of Washington’s Congressional delegation released a letter saying the shift could prove "disastrous."

University researchers found detention staff threw balls of pepper spray and used other means of force against detainees, including those with mental illness. They found such incidents occurred on average once a month.