A Pierce County woman is suing Fred Meyer after a fall outside a Sumner store, claiming an improperly designed speed bump caused injuries that continue to affect her nearly two years later. The lawsuit, filed this month in Tacoma federal court, centers on an unusual allegation: that a parking lot speed bump itself posed a…
A Pierce County woman confessed to causing a devastating head-on crash after investigators said she spent hours smoking and injecting methamphetamine before slamming into another car, leaving a Spanaway man with a catastrophic brain injury. Kaitlyn Carl pleaded guilty in April to multiple charges connected to the Jan. 7 crash, including vehicular assault-DUI and reckless…
Tributes are pouring in for a Pierce County teenager who was shot and killed during a robbery while walking his girlfriend home. Braylon Diaz, 17, was killed Sunday evening after being approached by suspects in a vehicle on Sheridan Avenue South in Parkland, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. “I just watched my son…
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed after being robbed of jewelry while walking with his girlfriend in Parkland on Sunday evening, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 7:15 p.m. to the 10200 block of Sheridan Avenue South after multiple callers reported a male lying in the roadway with a gunshot…
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was stabbed to death in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood on Sunday night. Officers were called to a Tacoma hospital around 8:30 p.m. after a man arrived via private vehicle suffering from stab wounds, according to Tacoma Police. He later died from his injuries. Through their investigation, officers located…
In Pierce County, $125,000 can still technically buy you a house. At the same time, $12.5 million buys a waterfront estate in Gig Harbor with a golf simulator, movie theater, elevator, wine cellar, and room to dock a 70-foot boat. The massive gap between those two listings says a lot about where Pierce County’s housing…
A Tacoma man is accused of killing his girlfriend, disposing of her body, and continuing to use her financial accounts after she vanished earlier this spring. Pierce County prosecutors charged 30-year-old Kendrick Deshaun Bruce with first-degree murder, unlawful disposal of human remains, and two counts of second-degree identity theft in connection with the disappearance of…
A waterfront estate in Gig Harbor with a private dock for a 70-foot boat, a golf simulator, and a car carousel is currently the most expensive home for sale in Pierce County. The massive property is asking $12.8 million — and after more than 570 days on the market, it remains one of the most…
A 19-year-old Sumner man who died in a motorcycle crash in Puyallup is being remembered by loved ones as a kindhearted friend with an adventurous spirit. Evan Johnson was killed Monday, May 11, after a collision involving his motorcycle and a pickup truck near the intersection of East Pioneer Way and Highway 512 in Puyallup,…
A Tacoma-area lineman remembered for his mentorship, humor, and devotion to family has died just days after learning he had melanoma, leaving coworkers and loved ones stunned by how quickly everything unfolded. Seth Peltola died May 8 after being hospitalized on April 27 with what loved ones described as a sudden and aggressive illness. “12…
