Drivers traveling through DuPont this weekend should prepare for major disruptions as both directions of Interstate 5 will fully close overnight for bridge demolition work. All lanes of I-5 near Joint Base Lewis-McChord will shut down from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, according to the Washington State Department of…
A Tacoma mother is keeping a constant vigil at her son’s hospital bedside after he was critically injured in a crash while riding his scooter home from work. Qwinten Russell was struck by a vehicle Friday night, March 20, and airlifted to Harborview Medical Center, where he remains in intensive care, according to a GoFundMe…
A 23-year-old aspiring firefighter from Pierce County is being remembered for his compassion and generosity after his death, with loved ones saying his final act helped save dozens of lives. Evan Fritschy died on Jan. 22, 2026, after struggling with mental health issues, according to a GoFundMe organized by his partner, Saylor Watts. Fritschy, who…
UPDATE: Zariyah Jones-Moore was found safe, her mother told Puget Press. ORIGINAL REPORT: A Tacoma mother is asking for help finding her 13-year-old daughter, who has been missing for several says. Zariyah Jones-Moore was last seen Sunday, March 29, near First Creek Middle School on Tacoma’s eastside, her mother Erin Futch told Puget Press. Futch…
Police in Lakewood are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl who has not been seen in more than a week. Gianna Grace Emra was reported missing on Saturday, March 21, according to the Lakewood Police Department. Authorities said Gianna may still be in the local area or she may have…
UPDATE: Two suspects are in custody after a 2-year-old girl was injured during a drive-by shooting at a Tacoma apartment complex on Tuesday night, March 31. The incident was reported around 9:30 p.m. at The Village at SoTa apartments near South 96th Street and South Hosmer Street. Multiple police and fire units were seen rushing…
A 63-year-old woman has died more than two weeks after she was critically injured in a brutal attack inside a Tacoma psychiatric facility. The woman died on Monday, March 30, 16 days after the March 14 assault at Wellfound Behavioral Health on South 19th Street, according to Tacoma Police. Officers responded around 8:10 p.m. the…
A 19-year-old Tacoma woman who was shot and killed at a party early Sunday morning, March 29, has been identified. Dorys Mahaylia Easley, of Tacoma, died from a gunshot wound to the chest, and her manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Officers were dispatched at about…
A Tacoma woman says a door-to-door salesman ignored clearly posted no soliciting signs, made a threatening remark to her husband, and took photos of her home before leaving. “Did anyone have this man come to their home to solicit?” Bonee Williamson wrote in a Tacoma community Facebook post shared Friday, March 27. She said the…
Tributes are pouring in for a 20-year-old Puyallup welder who was killed in a workplace accident. Isaac Rainer died Sunday, March 15, in an industrial accident, according to his obituary. A cause of death was not given. A welder and millwright for an industrial fabricator, Rainer was known for far more than his trade. Loved…
