Family members of Aleksandr Shablykin, the 32-year-old believed to have killed his mother and three others, say the mental ...

New data show deputies use force against Black people and Native Americans at higher rates than against white people, ...

A Pierce County man has been charged in the 2024 death of Tashylah Combs, according to court documents filed this week. Kai ...

While two people close to a 2-year-old girl were convicted of crimes for her 2022 killing, a debate began this week in a ...

Court records say a 7-week-old had brain and eye bleeding, rib injuries and died days after a March 4 911 call.

A Clark County review and related county audits say Pierce County moved so fast to staff its jail that it signed off on a series of hires that later turned into serious problems. The outside review ...

Facing a staffing crisis in the jail in 2023, Pierce County officials hired people for corrections jobs who had admitted to domestic violence, had disqualifying prior drug use or had a poor driving ...

Currently, South Hill boasts a population of around 70,000, surpassing cities like Olympia, Wenatchee, and Bremerton. (KOMO) PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A new Senate bill could pave the way for densely ...

SB 6181 allows the Pierce County Council to submit incorporation petitions directly. Unincorporated areas face hurdles to city-like services amid county budget constraints. If enacted, voters would ...

Three Washington state senators said the biting testimony Pierce County’s sheriff delivered during a committee hearing Thursday was threatening to legislators. Sheriff Keith Swank delivered the ...

The Washington State Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs’ leadership said it will consider expelling Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank over comments he made during a legislative hearing Thursday ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Pierce County is confronting a serious situation that officials say could bankrupt the county: more than 100 legal claims alleging young people detained at its juvenile detention ...