Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank is under investigation by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) after posting comments on social media questioning whether transgender people should be allowed to own guns. The investigation follows a series of controversial statements Swank made on X, including a Sept. 1 post that read: “Do you think…
A Tacoma family is rallying for help to give their 20-month-old son, Archie — affectionately nicknamed “Bum Bums” — a chance at greater safety as he faces a devastating form of epilepsy. Since he was five months old, Archie has been fighting Dravet Syndrome, a rare and catastrophic form of epilepsy marked by prolonged seizures…
A man found dead at this year’s Burning Man festival has been identified as 37-year-old Vadim Kruglov, a Russian national living in Tacoma. Kruglov’s body was discovered in a pool of blood on Saturday, Aug. 30, near I Street in Black Rock City, Nevada, according to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities identified him through…
Washington Congresswoman Emily Randall says she was illegally denied access to an immigration detention center in Tacoma, just days after two wildfire crew workers were arrested by US Border Patrol. Randall, who represents Washington’s Sixth District, attempted to visit the Northwest ICE Processing Center on Saturday, Aug. 30, without prior notice. She told KOMO News…
Three days have passed since a 16-year-old Pierce County girl disappeared after stepping outside of her home. Yarelsy Castellano-Chacon was last seen in the 8400 block of McKinley Avenue in Tacoma at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. The teen went to take the garbage out and did…
Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp will avoid prison in connection with a 2023 shooting outside the Tacoma Mall. Kemp, 55, was sentenced to 30 days of home confinement in Pierce County Court on Friday, Aug. 22. He must also complete one year of supervised release and 240 hours of community service. Before sentencing, Kemp…
An 18-month investigation into a Tacoma-based street gang resulted in nine indictments and multiple arrests tied to a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy stretching from Arizona to Washington and beyond. Large-Scale Operation Over the last 36 hours, law enforcement executed 13 search warrants and arrested eight of nine people charged in a ten-count federal indictment, the US…
The Pierce County Medical Examiner has identified the young man killed in a shooting inside a Tacoma hospital emergency room. Jaedyn Williams, 18, of University Place, died from gunshot wounds to the torso after the Wednesday, Aug. 6, attack at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital, the medical examiner’s office confirmed Wednesday, Aug. 13. His death was ruled…
A man accused of opening fire inside a Tacoma hospital waiting room — killing one person and injuring another — did not know either victim, according to prosecutors. The violence erupted around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, inside the emergency room at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital on South Union Avenue, as Puget Press reported. The…
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot to death inside a Tacoma hospital. The shooting occurred in the emergency room waiting room at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital on Union Avenue just after 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to Tacoma Police. Officers responded after receiving reports of gunfire. When they arrived, they found…
