Residents in rural Pierce County and surrounding communities will soon see construction crews at work as Astound begins a major high-speed internet expansion project in partnership with Pierce County.

Conner Wiley stands next to a large pile of tires that he and a friend spent a day dragging out of a gulch in Tacoma as part of one of his many volunteer trash cleanup projects around the city. Wiley ...

Tacoma Arts Live, one of the South Sound’s most beloved cultural institutions, will shut down operations at the end of its current season, marking the end of nearly five decades of performing arts ...

L to R: Canyon Guitars owner Daniel Adams and right-hand man Jack Dolan with Diesel the Wonder Dog. Walk into Canyon Guitars and you’ll immediately get the sense that this place wasn’t built for ...

As of Feb. 5, Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a 45-year-old man found early that morning in the 12200 block of 113th Avenue East in Puyallup. Deputies responded to a ...

The Front Row Card Show has been running since 2024 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. The Front Row Card Show has established itself as one of the largest and most popular trading card shows on ...

Tacoma Flea features more than 50 vendors, rotating halfway through the monthly weekend event. Photo courtesy of Sarah Turner. Tacoma Flea started as a backyard event but has blossomed in the last six ...

Since taking office in January 2025, Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank’s tenure has been marked by controversy. His public statements have drawn criticism, including characterizing being transgender ...

On a sunny Saturday afternoon on Jan. 24, the March for Justice drew about 700 demonstrators in a protest that began at Firefighter’s Park at 801 A St. in Tacoma. The demonstration was organized by a ...

The SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is a steel truss bridge supported by a latticework of steel beams and columns. In this recent aerial image, rusting areas on the steel truss portions of the ...

I recently watched a video by Joe Navarro, a former FBI agent and body-language expert, and it reminded me of something we often overlook: long before anyone speaks, the room has already spoken. One ...

Different cultures have annual cycles that reflect their traditions and values. While many in the U.S. celebrated a new year in January, the Lunar New Year doesn’t begin until February. Whichever ...