https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316468620.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2465c56f-d4c6-4a9d-9593-2573e6895dca/1_th.jpg Reporter Izzie Lund talks Pierce County school enrollment funding shifts Tacoma News Tribune reporter Izzie Lund explains how Washington’s enrollment-driven funding model is reshaping Pierce County schools. Some East Pierce districts are growing with new housing while others are shrinking, leading to deficits, budget cuts and tough forecasting. This reporting is part of a three-story series on education funding. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316468620.html/video-embed 81 2026-07-13T12:00:00Z no 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/article316494576.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e1ce589f-feec-49bd-a364-4a4267b5120d/1_th.jpg Fire destroys mobile home in Frederickson Sunday night A fire broke out in mobile home located near Frederickson, Sunday evening. The house is completely damaged with no reported injuries, says the Central Pierce County Fire & Rescue Department. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316494576.html/video-embed 20 2026-07-13T19:57:05Z no https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316467002.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4e929acf-d126-47d2-b6c3-7da486058f15/1_th.jpg Woman calls 911 claiming she was harassed outside Pierce County meeting Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank claimed a woman didn’t like what he and others had to say at a Pierce County Charter Review Meeting, so she called 911 to have police come arrest them. Audio of the 911 call shows that she called for a different reason. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316467002.html/video-embed 433 2026-07-13T12:00:00Z 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/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