Pierce County News

Pierce County prosecutors have filed charges against a man accused of robbing a Fife bank on Tuesday, then halting the heist and eventually surrendering to police.

It's been a busy year for former Nirvana bassist turned politico Krist Novoselic.

Police are investigating a deadly crash on Orville Road near Orting. It happened early Thursday morning.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Educator Heather Detwiler talks with children about animals and their habitats last Thursday at the Key Center branch of the Pierce County Library System.

Before you light up the night sky with fireworks for this Fourth of July, make sure you know your local regulations.

Police in Fife have arrested a man who robbed a Bank of America branch this morning.

Several high school girls from around Pierce County took part in the annual Evergreen Girls State seminar June 14-20 at Central Washington University, while several local boys participated in Boys State at the Ellensburg campus this past week.

A woman charged with stealing more than $72,000 from a Pierce County youth soccer club pleaded guilty Friday to 10 counts of first-degree theft.

Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor took the witness stand Thursday to explain the actions of his department and himself in handling a domestic violence complaint brought against one of his deputies five years ago.

An interlocal agreement passed by Orting Valley Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners June 25 would extend the service of East Pierce Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Dave Wakefield as interim chief.

Clark County will host the Washington State Republican Party next year, drawing up to 1,800 delegates in what promises to be the largest convention ever held in Vancouver.

When Kelda Miller finishes work, she rides around Puyallup, Wash., tending vegetable beds at offices, a church, some apartment blocks.

The Lakewood Wal-Mart employee accused in the armored car robbery in which a guard was killed now faces an aggravated murder charge.

Pierce County sheriff's deputies have arrested a second person in the robbery of two 12-year-old boys outside a South Hill grocery store last month.

A second man charged in the robbery of two 12-year-old boys last month told police that his cut of the shakedown was $5, according to newly filed court documents.

Mike Stanzel, owner of The Putting Zoo in an unincorporated area in north Puyallup, shows off a sign with a pointed message for Puyallup city government, with whom he's been embroiled in an annexation and water access dispute for five years.

A teenager who caused a fatal wreck while driving away from the scene of a prank last year will spend a maximum of 18 months in juvenile detention.

A fire started by a 5-year-old boy playing with a barbecue lighter has left a Spanaway home charred and destroyed a woman's possessions.

A Pierce County jury on Monday delivered guilty verdicts against four men charged with murdering another man outside a Spanaway lounge last year.

Designs created by five student artists were selected as finalists from a field of 110 entries as the Pierce County Library System proceeds with a new library card for its 17 branches.