https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316434006.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c7d93235-e12e-4b9d-88b2-495a4e8ec758/1_th.jpg Pierce County food bank sees more need one year after H.R.1, CEO says Ahndrea Blue, president and CEO of The Making a Difference Foundation, says Pierce County need has increased in the year since the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, or H.R.1, became law. Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank hosts weekly drive-through emergency food distributions at the Tacoma Dome. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316434006.html/video-embed 65 2026-07-12T12:10:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/article316474807.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8dc64bca-2251-44c4-adb7-0e3de4f77b04/1_th.jpg Draft Room: Mariners select college slugger Ace Reese in MLB Draft (video) The Seattle Mariners selected Mississippi State third baseman Ace Reese with the 24th overall pick in the 2026 MLB First-Year Player Draft from T-Mobile Park on Saturday. Vice President of Amateur Scouting Scott Hunter submitted the selection to league officials. https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/article316474807.html/video-embed 52 2026-07-11T20:46:53Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article316467518.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/eb0e84f9-ab51-456f-9c22-b64e92df704c/1_th.jpg Tacoma manslaughter defendant gets 245 months, loved ones mourn victim in court Bobby Joe Ezra Plain, 40, was sentenced by Judge Alicia Marie Burton after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 2023 shooting death of 28-year-old Chantelle Grayson near Sixth Avenue in Tacoma. A friend told the court Grayson’s “future was stolen.” Burton imposed 245 months, the top of the range. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article316467518.html/video-embed 134 2026-07-11T12:00:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316448883.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d66691f9-3adb-48b5-b18e-8f4b9841c7b2/1_th.jpg "Pear Car" driver Andrew Glubbey rolls into Tacoma on cross-country trip Sculpture artist Andrew Glubbey says the pear-topped motorcycle sculpture draws smiles and curiosity as he rides cross-country from Florida. He praised the country’s changing landscapes and encouraged others to travel, and to eat more pears. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316448883.html/video-embed 77 2026-07-10T12:00:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/outdoors/article316452433.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e06aad06-c4ea-40a8-a2d7-5aa4816bd61e/1_th.jpg Where does your Mount Rainier climbing fee go? Has climbing Mount Rainier gotten too expensive? Chief Climbing Ranger Stefan Lofgren talks to The News Tribune about where your climbing fees go. https://www.thenewstribune.com/outdoors/article316452433.html/video-embed 185 2026-07-12T12:00:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/video/article316463689.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3783c7a4-c673-410a-add0-69f830a6ba2a/1_th.jpg Congress passes bipartisan housing bill but renters and buyers won't feel relief for years Congress passed a bipartisan housing bill, but a policy expert says most Americans won't feel relief for years — and interest rates aren't part of the fix. https://www.thenewstribune.com/video/article316463689.html/video-embed 83 2026-07-10T19:35:10Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316348529.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/dd2ce446-71df-4148-9387-c57dc3cfd960/1_th.jpg Ball Auto owner reflects on the shop's 80 years serving Tacoma drivers Drew Barnett says his family has owned Ball Auto Sales & Service for 80 years, tracing the Tacoma shop back to great-grandfather “Speed” Ball in 1946. Barnett recalls summers working as a kid and says the business still aims for an “old school” community feel while keeping customers’ cars on the road. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316348529.html/video-embed 100 2026-07-12T11:55:00Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316438482.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c8773e03-e4e4-4f99-b759-5dbfaa7c4417/1_th.jpg Amanda Knox finds gratification in comedy, brings “Cartwheel” one-woman show to Tacoma Amanda Knox talks about finding her voice in comedy and the intimacy of live laughter ahead of her one-woman show, “Cartwheel.” Knox says the stage helps her to rebuild connection after being ostracized and imprisoned and to reclaim an identity beyond scandal. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316438482.html/video-embed 151 2026-07-09T16:00:00Z no