A 40-year-old Pierce County man was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for illegally possessing a cache of firearms, which were discovered by workers and authorities after he took his vehicle to a Fife auto-glass repair shop. Brady Lee Eltz was arrested Oct. 4 after Fife police were called to the shop where employees […]
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One dead in I-5 crash in Fife involving semi-truck
One person was killed in a crash involving several vehicles, including a semi-truck, on southbound Interstate 5 in Fife. The Washington State Department of Transportation first posted about the crash near 70th Avenue East on X at 4:42 a.m. Friday. As of 5:50 a.m., the two left lanes were open, but WSDOT said drivers should […]
Our latest growth shows that Barney Fife was right — Raleigh is the place to be
For first-generation North Carolinians of a certain age, our impressions of the state were shaped by basketball coaches Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski … and Deputy Barney Fife. Three iconic men in suits pacing back and forth. Remember those Mayberry moments when Barney had to dress up and make the big trip to Raleigh? (I’m […]
Fife delivery driver says she was hit by a driver who fled a police stop
A Fife woman is recovering from devastating injuries after a man driving a stolen car sped away from police. Now she is filing a lawsuit to find out if the actions of Fife police put her at risk. This accident happened late last month, just two weeks before the state legislature voted overwhelmingly to roll […]
Award-Winning Mvskoke Journalist Gary Fife Walks On
Storied Mvskoke journalist Gary Fife has walked on. Fife, an award-winning reporter for more than half a century who challenged Indigenous stereotypes and fought for Native visibility, died on January 14 at age 73. The news was first reported by Mvskoke media, the newspaper of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma, where the journalist hosted […]