Accident on Highway 16

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$40 million, 7-story apartment complex to break ground next to downtown Tacoma library

"This development … will turn an underutilized City of Tacoma parking lot into a thriving community for approximately 300 people, with 34 affordable units and ground-level retail amenities," says mayor Marilyn Strickland.

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Son suspected of killing 77-year-old mother makes court appearance

A 77-year-old woman was found dead in her Tacoma apartment Monday and her son has been arrested in connection with her death.

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Man in court for stabbing to death an ex-girlfriend's friend

50-year-old Timothy Dwight Wilson, was booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and fourth-degree assault.

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'I was just hit,' state patrol trooper tells dispatch

Washington State Patrol troopers are cracking down on drivers who don’t move over for emergency vehicles.

Local

Transforming Tacoma's Prairie Line into a linear park

The route of Tacoma's historic Prairie Line railroad is being transformed into a kind of linear park by the city

Business

Take a sneak peek inside an Amazon fulfillment center

The Amazon U.S. fulfillment network consists of more than 50 fulfillment centers, over 20 sortation centers and more than 90,000 full-time employees. The company is hiring around 2,500 people in the South Sound for the holiday shopping season.

National

Family dog emerges alive and well after Santa Rosa fire destroyed home

Recently released video shows Jack Weaver and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen's surprise to discover that their parents' dog Izzy was uninjured in a ferocious wildfire that destroyed their Santa Rosa neighborhood.

Crime

No room at the Thurston County jail

A needed expansion at the Thurston County's Accountability & Restitution Center will add 120 beds to an overcrowded - and often inappropriately housed - jail population.

Crime

Police investigate scene of apparent homicide-suicide in Lakewood

A man and woman were found with gunshot wounds by the man’s mother

Crime

Scene of a possible homicide-suicide in the Tillicum neighborhood of Lakewood

Two people were found dead after an apparent homicide-suicide Friday afternoon in Lakewood, according to police.

Local

Suspect goes on rampage in Pierce County courtroom

A suspect vandalized a Pierce County courtroom Oct. 2, trashing a judicial assistant's desk before being tackled by a county corrections deputy, according to the Sheriff's Department. They released the video on social media noting the man's outburst was a "bad idea."

Local

End of construction in sight for Gig Harbor's new Fred Meyer

The City of Gig Harbor says easement issues that have slowed construction progress were resolved this week.

Local

Would you like beer cheese sauce, bacon and a fried egg on your fries?

The Mill Restaurant and Bar in Milton, Wash. turns a massive helping of fries filthy with beer cheese sauce, bacon, and a fried egg on top.

Local

Award-winning thrills, chills and plenty of gross-outs at Fright Factory in Buckley

Get a peak at last year's mayhem at the Fright Factory, named Washington's best haunted house for the second straight year. Among the themes in the 2017 version: pirate ship, insane asylum and old London with Jack the Ripper.

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Work to make Tacoma’s deadly McCarver crossing a little safer gets more money

This week the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved a 50,000 dollar grant that will help fund safety upgrades at Tacoma’s McCarver Street rail crossing in Old Town. Tacoma Public Works director Kurtis Kingsolver says he expects some of the work to be completed by Thanksgiving.

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Amazing light displays above storms captivates NASA

Thunderstorms are already impressive to us earthlings, but did you know they also create otherworldly effects when viewed from outer space?

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