A Pierce County man was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for unlawful possession of a machinegun and other firearms. Brady Lee Eltz, 39, was arrested in October 2023 at an auto glass business in Fife. Eltz has been in custody since his federal arrest on October 31, 2023. Chief U.S. District Judge David […]
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Roadside urination prompts fight that ends in stabbing, Pierce County deputies report
A man is accused of stabbing another person and running from the scene in Parkland on Tuesday. Pierce County deputies were dispatched at 11:39 a.m. to 136th Street East and Pacific Avenue for reports of a stabbing. Deputies learned that a man was urinating on the side of the road when someone drove by and […]
Where to watch in Sebastian, Vero, Fort Pierce
Anyone up for dinner and a rocket launch? Consider adding a nighttime rocket launch as another “fun thing to do in the 772” this week. Potentially, you’ll have a chance to see a SpaceX Falcon 9 lift off at night, carrying Starlink internet satellites. Can you see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape […]
2 JBLM soldiers identified as men killed in wrong-way, DUI crash in Pierce County
Two men who were killed from a wrong-way DUI crash on Sunday have been identified as U.S. Army soldiers. A 23-year-old Tacoma woman was driving east in the westbound lanes of state Route 512 when her vehicle crashed into another car at about 2 a.m. There was a 19-month baby girl in the car with […]
Southern Education Foundation president Raymond C. Pierce on racial segregation in public schools
Raymond C. Pierce (Photo courtesy of the Southern Education Foundation) This year marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education that ended the legal segregation of American public schools. Today, however, despite much progress on many fronts, resistance to racial integration in education […]
Fatal wrong-way crash in Pierce County closes SR 512 for 7 hours, State Patrol says
A 23-year-old Tacoma woman believed to have been driving under the influence is facing two counts of vehicular homicide after a wrong-way crash on westbound state Route 512 overnight Sunday, according to the Washington Sate Patrol. Those lanes finally reopened about 10 a.m., Trooper John Dattilo said. Two men, one from Georgia and another from […]
Traveling north on I-5 this summer? Be prepared for road construction in Pierce County
Get ready to hit the brakes. Two huge construction projects at both ends of Interstate 5’s route through Pierce County will impact traffic this summer, according to the state Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Near the King County line, the state Route 167 Completion Project is building a toll road between I-5 and state Route 509. […]
SmartSigns placed around Pierce County to improve safety
Several new traffic signs are flashing around Pierce County. “Pierce County came up as one of the areas that has really high distracted driving rates,” said Tim Hogan, the founder of Safer Street Solutions. Hogan is putting up his SmartSigns around Pierce County, which saw 116 traffic deaths last year, many of which involved distracted […]
Get ready — construction work will impact both ends of I-5 in Pierce County this summer
Get ready to hit the brakes. Two huge construction projects at both ends of Interstate 5’s route through Pierce County will impact traffic this summer, according to the state Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Near the King County line, the state Route 167 Completion Project is building a toll road between I-5 and state Route 509. […]
Sheriff’s helicopter, police drone help search for missing dirt biker in Pierce County
Crews are searching for a 32-year-old man last seen Tuesday in the Tehaleh area. Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, a caller contacted the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department about his friend who had been missing since 3 p.m. On Tuesday the man and the caller rode dirt bikes in a wooded area west of 179th Avenue East […]
Early morning gunfire injures 5 in Fort Pierce
FORT PIERCE — Five people sustained non-fatal gunshot wounds early Saturday during what may have been a high school graduation party, according to Fort Pierce police and a neighbor. Police were called about 12:23 a.m. to the 1800 block of Avenue G regarding a possible gunshot wound, Larry Croom, police spokesman, said Saturday. He said […]
Man stabbed to death in Tacoma has been identified by the Pierce County medical examiner
A man who was killed Wednesday in Tacoma has been identified, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Jason Johnson Jr., 48, died from a stab wound to the neck near South 11th and South M streets. His manner of death was listed as a homicide, the medical examiner said in a news release. […]