Pierce County voters may soon decide whether Sheriff Keith Swank should finish his term, and whether the sheriff should remain an elected position at all. In previous coverage, Tacoma Weekly reported ...

The Lutes had a historic softball season in 2026. Pacific Lutheran University softball is coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Lutes finished the 2026 campaign with a ...

The new Asia Pacific Cultural Center will expand APCC’s work and outreach with a welcome center, performing arts center, gift shop, library, ample classroom and meeting spaces, and much more. On Sept.

Guma’ Imahe traveled to the Chamorro Cultural Festival in California last March to perform at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater. Photo: Manny Crisostomo and SonnyRay San Nicolas A brand-new cultural ...

Bleak Outlook Festival returns for its eighth year with a multi-day lineup focused on underground music, particularly punk, noise and experimental acts. Spread across several Tacoma venues, the ...

David Hammond has established himself as the driving force behind the resurgence of the University of Puget Sound women’s rowing program, guiding the Loggers into one of the top NCAA Division III ...

Sheriff Swank, who took office in January 2025, said his office will not participate. A proposal moving through the Pierce County Charter Review Commission would create a new Sheriff Ombuds office, ...

Colorful water slides and rafts have been part of generations of fun at Wild Waves, which is closing next year. Guests are shown enjoying the Konga slide. Iconic local water park Wild Waves announced ...

PCIA organizer Talison Crosby speaking at the organization’s ICE Out Rally in February at City Hall in Tacoma. Photo by Ian Freeman. In the wake of deadly shootings by Immigration and Customs ...

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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 ...