Category: Local News

The Seattle Mariners are embarking on ventures outside of the stadium, with the opening of a restaurant and brewpub next month in the old Pyramid Brewery building near T-Mobile Park. The Hatback Bar & Grille will be open on all…

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is investigating the first probable case of monkeypox in Pierce County, the agency announced Saturday. According to a news release, a man in his 30s tested positive for Orthopoxvirus on Saturday. The Centers for Disease…

There’s a push to get more women on the Tacoma police force. Tacoma Police Department has signed onto a national initiative to get more women on the force, called “30 by 30.” That’s 30% of its sworn officers being women…

Members at the Landmarks Preservation Board in Seattle on Wednesday agreed to give the iconic Elephant Car Wash sign landmark status, the city announced. The scheduled meeting, set for Aug. 17, will decide where it’ll be located for public view.…

A Whatcom County local, Steve Avila, is so fed up with smash and grabs at local trailheads, that he has started a volunteer movement. He calls the group Whatcom City Zen, and they stand watch while you hike the trails.…

The first steps for how the King County Sheriff’s Office will address public safety was announced by Executive Dow Constantine and King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall on Friday. The updates will focus on four main areas of action: revising the…

Gas prices have been steadily falling over the past four weeks, from an average high of $5.70 a gallon to locations offering gas for $4.57 a gallon around the Puget Sound. Prices are still higher than the national average, but…

Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) shocked the public in November 2019 when the CEO admitted the hospital had been contaminated with Aspergillus mold since 2001, which was the cause of death for six patients. Nearly three years later, Attorney Karen Koehler,…

South Sound 911 announced Wednesday that it received 3,124 calls on Fourth of July this year, in addition to 545 reports received via its FireworksReport.com tool. Of the 3,124 calls, 627 were non-emergency calls. Leading up to the Fourth of…