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Longtime sheriff’s department employee Patti Jackson is racing against Seattle Police Department vet Keith Swank to lead one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the region.
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Residents of Pierce County who appear for jury duty will receive $100 a day and mileage reimbursements in an attempt to improve juror participation and diversity.
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Pierce County’s collaborative response to the homelessness crisis lacks direction, transparency and accountability, a review has found.
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Former Seattle Police Officer Keith Swank and Pierce County Sheriff Chief of Patrol Patti Jackson advance to the general election. A third candidate, Cyndie Fajardo, concede Saturday.
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Nearly $6 million in eviction-prevention assistance has been requested in Pierce County since the beginning of 2024, according to a report from the Human Services Department.
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In the final episode of The Walk Home podcast, KNKX examines the recently unsealed internal affairs interviews with the Tacoma Police officers involved the night Manuel "Manny" Ellis died.
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The decision comes three months after several county election offices received envelopes containing suspicious powders and had to be evacuated.
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The trial of the three Tacoma police officers charged with the murder and manslaughter of Manny Ellis is now in the hands of the jury. A new episode of 'The Walk Home' podcast looks at the trial and takes a deeper look at the defense’s strategy
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Threats made against election workers have sharply increased in recent years, and the latest scares in Washington state have officials thinking of ways to prepare for 2024.
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A community group faces a key fundraising deadline in its effort to preserve a century-old school building in the Parkland area, just outside Tacoma.