https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article317188392.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/82c203f9-b18c-45eb-a11f-a487d4ee954d/1_th.jpg Best fall hikes in Pierce County Fall weather is coming, and so are nature's changing colors. If you're looking to fully immerse in autumn, we've got you covered with one of these South Sound hikes. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article317188392.html/video-embed 68 2026-09-12T12:00:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/traffic/article317216011.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/db1568cd-3b27-492d-8b9b-a3105288eb0b/1_th.jpg Line of semi trucks breaks through ribbon on new stretch of SR-167 Local officials celebrate the first two miles of expressway linking I-5 and the Port of Tacoma two days before its opening on Sept. 13. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/traffic/article317216011.html/video-embed 69 2026-09-11T23:27:39Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/outdoors/article317208950.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0a080e4d-aa6e-4418-8cc7-77fb7a06e6c4/1_th.jpg It's bugling elk season, Pierce County! That haunting call you're hearing from the foothills of Mount Rainier this fall? It's not a mountain lion, it's an elk bugling. https://www.thenewstribune.com/outdoors/article317208950.html/video-embed 101 2026-09-13T12:00:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/traffic/article317187134.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/143eaf0d-c634-429b-a98a-f10adf01d962/1_th.jpg Why does the Fife curve get so full of traffic? Several factors make the section of I-5 between Federal Way and the Port of Tacoma especially vulnerable to slowdowns. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/traffic/article317187134.html/video-embed 95 2026-09-11T12:00:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316602613.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8d22a66b-6466-43fd-9116-3ad923fafd47/1_th.jpg Visit this nature sanctuary by Gig Harbor retirement community Residents at Heron’s Key, a Gig Harbor retirement community, worked to turn two stormwater ponds into a nature sanctuary for native wildlife, calling it Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary. The park is open to the public and has a paved walkway. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316602613.html/video-embed 52 2026-09-10T11:55:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/gateway/g-news/article317199414.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/de427519-ae1b-4674-8fe1-b8e2ed732ddf/1_th.jpg Temporary parking closures by popular Gig Harbor restaurant From Sept. 8 to 18, the city of Gig Harbor will close several parking stalls by the Maritime Pier adjacent to Tides Tavern while crews replace a stormwater outfall under the pier. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/gateway/g-news/article317199414.html/video-embed 46 2026-09-10T19:55:08Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article317211663.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0ae4d580-541e-45c3-83b1-fa5917876f26/1_th.jpg New shop opens in Ruston with high-end boutique, rotating consignment Daily Threads opened Sept. 1 on North Pearl Street, offering a boutique plus over a dozen different consignment sellers. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article317211663.html/video-embed 32 2026-09-13T12:00:00Z no