There was a time when the notion of a “pet-friendly” bar or restaurant was a clandestine operation. Those brave enough to ask the question on local online forums were met with protest: “Don’t let the health department know our secrets!” Thanks to a welcome — at least for the 65 million dog-owning households across America […]
A 31-year-old former Puyallup Christian high school teacher was sentenced Friday to six months of house arrest for having a sexual relationship with a student. Lindsey M. Westerfield pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor for having sex with a student in spring 2019 while she was employed at Cascade […]
A freight train collided with an unoccupied car Friday night in Puyallup, according to police, leaving a number of crossings near downtown blocked for hours while crews cleared the tracks. The Puyallup Police Department said in a 10 p.m. Facebook post that no one was injured and officers were working with Burlington Northern Santa Fe […]
A 37-year-old man who was leaving a Puyallup residence on Thursday was arrested for a fatal hit-and-run that happened in King County last month. An 81-year-old man was killed on April 22 as he was crossing the street on Southwest Roxbury Street at 15th Avenue Southwest. The vehicle did not stop after hitting the man. […]
Officers are on the scene of a fatal motorcycle collision on the off-ramp from SR 167 to EB SR 512 in Puyallup. According to Trooper John Dattilo, Washington State Patrol (WSP) Public Information Officer for Pierce and Thurston counties, the motorcycle rider has died. The report says that speeding caused the rider to crash into […]
Police in Puyallup are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old woman Sunday night. At about 8:51 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Puyallup Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of 10th Avenue Northwest. When they arrived, officers found spent shell cartridges in the road, but no victims or property […]
In a historic decision, a district court has ordered the removal of a segment of Washington’s Electron Dam from the Puyallup River, marking a win for environmental preservation and the protection of endangered species. The ruling signifies a crucial step toward restoring natural water flow along the river for the first time in nearly a […]
Puyallup police arrested a 32-year-old man from Federal Way on Friday after they say he crashed into another motorist while trying to escape law enforcement. It all started when officers were investigating a “suspicious vehicle trespassing” on Burlington Northern Railroad property in the 400 block of Spring Street in Puyallup. Officers soon discovered the car […]
Police are searching for multiple suspects after they abandoned a stolen vehicle in Puyallup. The car was stolen out of Federal Way. ”Significant police activity in the 2100 block of East Pioneer,” said a spokesperson. Several police agencies are working together to find the suspects. They are using K9s and drones. Significant police activity in […]
Jesse Jones: Puyallup landlord says nightmare tenants trashed late wife’s house Glen Jasmer is a widower and a reluctant landlord. Dana, Glen’s late wife owned the home when the two got married. After renting it in 2020 it’s become a legal nightmare. “She recently passed and I’m glad she passed so that she doesn’t have […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. – The City of Puyallup spent over $7,000 on hundreds of rocks now strategically placed along Spring Street. Initially, the city justified the purchase by saying the obstructions were meant to protect damaged vegetation. Many locals argue that’s nothing more than a white lie—the strip of city-owned land where the boulders were placed […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. – For the first time, we are hearing from the family of a woman who slammed into a pillar on SR 512, killing herself and four children in Pierce County. Social media posts appear to show someone giving Kiarra Monaghan drinks just hours before she got behind the wheel. Monaghan’s sister says that […]