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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
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Death investigation underway in Tacoma, WA
The Brief Police are investigating after a man died in Tacoma. The shooting happened near South Wilkenson Street and South 37th Street. Officers responded after reports of an unresponsive male with a possible gunshot wound. TACOMA, Wash. - Police are investigating the death of a man who was found unresponsive in Tacoma early Wednesday morning. What we know After 1:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of an unresponsive man with a possible gunshot wound on South Wilkenson Street and South 37th Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the man and started life-saving efforts. Medics with the Tacoma Fire Department responded to the location and determined the man had died at the scene. Detectives are investigating the death as a possible homicide. The Source Information in this story came from the Tacoma Police Department. Sweltering weather in store for Seattle this week Motorcyclist killed, driver arrested after Puyallup crash Mom of slain Idaho victim Xana Kernodle asks for help attending Bryan Kohberger trial Seattle Memorial Day weekend 2025: Your guide to events, traffic, more Tears, heartbreak at Chase Jones sentencing—teen in fatal Renton, WA crash Seattle police make arrests at counterprotest to 'Mayday USA' event in Capitol Hill Tree-sitter enters third week in WA's Olympic Foothills to halt logging Free housing for a felon? Kirkland, WA neighbors concerned over homeless hotel plans To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Fircrest apartment ‘a total loss' after kitchen fire leaves roof charred
An apartment fire broke out late Friday afternoon in Fircrest, leaving one unit 'a total loss' and displacing at least three residents, according to Tacoma Fire Department spokesperson Chelsea Shepherd. No one was home in the unit where the fire began, on one end of a single-story apartment building in the 1400 block of Rainier Court, she told The News Tribune via phone Friday evening. Three of four units in the building were damaged. 'The unit where it started is just a total loss,' Shepherd said. 'It was pretty burned up.' There were three people who lived in that end unit. The Tacoma Fire Department reached out to the Red Cross to support them while they are displaced, according to Shepherd. She said the Fire Department believes the fire started in the kitchen. A call came into 911 about a kitchen appliance on fire at 4:01 p.m. Friday, but firefighters haven't independently confirmed what the cause of the fire was yet, she said. The fire spread through the roof to the next unit, causing 'severe roof damage' to the neighbors' place and requiring those residents to also move at least temporarily, according to Shepherd. Crews hadn't made contact with those residents as of Friday evening, and she didn't have information on how many lived in the adjacent unit, she told The News Tribune. A third unit might also be damaged by smoke or water, but the type and extent of damage is unclear, Shepherd said.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Boy shot, killed in Tacoma, WA on Easter Sunday night
The Brief Tacoma police are investigating after a boy was shot on Easter Sunday night and later died in the hospital. No suspects are in custody, and the case is being classified as a homicide. TACOMA, Wash. - Tacoma police are actively investigating a shooting that left a juvenile dead on the night of Easter Sunday. What we know Officers responded to reports of gunfire at East 41st Street and East Q Street in the Salishan neighborhood around 9:30 p.m. Upon arrival, police say they located a boy who appeared to have been shot. Officers immediately began life-saving measures. Tacoma Fire Department personnel arrived shortly after and took the boy to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. No arrests have been made in the case yet. It is being investigated as a homicide. The Source Information in this story is from the Tacoma Police Department. Docs: Man accused of killing WA grandmother 'meticulously planned' murder Boeing 737 reportedly rejected overseas, FOX 13 finds matching jet in Seattle Seattle high school student shot, killed in Yakima on Easter Sunday Seattle Kraken fire head coach Dan Bylsma after one season New structure for 2025 THING Festival in Carnation, WA How to celebrate Earth Day 2025 in Seattle To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national coverage, plus 24/7 streaming coverage from across the nation.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Tacoma appoints first Samoan fire chief in city history: ‘I'm very proud'
The Brief Sionna Stallings Ala'ilima became the Tacoma Fire Department's new chief on Tuesday, breaking ground as the first Samoan to hold the position in the city's history. She says she wants to inspire kids and has a lot of goals for the department, including finding funding to replace and repair fleets, and more community engagement. TACOMA, Wash. - The Tacoma Fire Department has sworn in its new fire chief, and she's already breaking ground as the first Samoan to hold that position in the city's history. On Tuesday, Tacoma City Council appointed Sionna Stallings Ala'ilima as the new fire chief. "It's amazing, it's amazing," Stallings Ala'ilima said. "I really want kids to know that you can do anything, and I want young girls and Polynesians of all types that the sky is the limit so aim high." She was previously Assistant Chief in 2022 and has been serving as interim fire chief for the past nine months. "I'm happy to be stepping up into this role because I'm 100% Tacoma fire department through and through," Stallings Ala'ilima said. Her appointment, not just an honor for the fire chief, but for Samoans like Faaluaina Pritchard, the Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Culture Center in Tacoma. "I was just so thrilled and also, I'm the older generation I want my young people, my young Samoan people to grow and go as far as they can," Pritchard said. "There was a time that no one knew who we were and if you said Samoa, they would look at you funny and say, 'where is that at and what is that?'" "I'm very proud and I'm very proud to be a representative for the Samoan and also the Polynesian culture that reside here," Stallings Ala'ilima said. Some of that culture was on full display at the city council meeting on Tuesday. "Some of my family members, they did the Haka which is from the Māori culture in New Zealand," Stallings Ala'ilima said. "It's a show of strength, pride and unity and a lot of times it's used right before going into war and battle, but also for celebrations." A celebration and show of pride for the new Tacoma Fire Chief. "There's thousands of firefighters that came before us, our department started in 1880, so our family business has been around for a long time and this is my time to try and usher us into the future," Stallings Ala'ilima said. She told FOX 13 she has a lot of goals for the department, including finding funding to replace and repair fleets, but also collaborations with community partners as well as fostering more community interaction. The Source Information in this story is from the Asia Pacific Culture Center, the Tacoma Fire Department, Tacoma City Council and FOX 13 Seattle reporting. ICE arrests 37 people at Bellingham, WA roofing company 7 million pounds of WA food at risk as federal cuts loom 1 juvenile dead, 2 in critical condition in Skyway, WA New study reveals you need $169K to be financially happy in Seattle 12 WA residents made Forbes's list of 2025 billionaires Everything to know about the Washington State Spring Fair Seattle Restaurant Week 2025 by neighborhood To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national coverage, plus 24/7 streaming coverage from across the nation.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
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‘We affirm you.' Transgender pride flag flies over Tacoma Dome for first time
In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, for the first time a blue, pink and white trans pride flag was flown over the Tacoma Dome on Monday. Similar flags were raised above the Tacoma Municipal Building, Tacoma Police Department headquarters and the Tacoma Fire Department, according to the city. For the past few years the transgender pride flag has flown over City Hall, but this was the first year it was flown on other city buildings, said Mayor Victoria Woodards in a news release Monday. There has been ongoing debate for years among Tacoma and Pierce County officials about whether the rainbow Pride flag and others should be flown on places like the Dome or in council chambers. Last July was the first time a Pride flag had ever been flown in the Pierce County Council chambers. 'Transgender Day of Visibility was born out of trans people daring to proclaim joy. In defiance of all the barriers they face, they have the audacity to thrive in the face of hate and bigotry. The contributions of trans people are endless, and seen here in our city's rich diversity, economic vitality, and quality of life. Trans joy is worthy of celebration,' said Council Member Olgy Diaz in a news release Monday. 'March 31 is a moment for us to pause to honor and celebrate the tremendous perseverance and fortitude of trans people of all ages, backgrounds and professions. This is an opportunity to speak in one voice to say we see you, we affirm you, and there is a community standing in support of you.' The choice to raise the flag comes at a time of increasing attacks on transgender rights and people in the United States. In 2023, for the first time in its 40-year history, the Human Rights Campaign declared a National State of Emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans in response to more than 550 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced into state houses across the country, more than 85 of which were passed into law. Last year more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced and more than 40 passed. A vast majority of those bills specifically targeted transgender people, seeking to ban access to safe, effective and age-appropriate gender-affirming medical care, limit access to bathrooms and locker rooms and remove references to LGBTQ+ identities and experiences in books and school curricula, according to the HRC. 'As trans people, our very existence is seen as defiance under a tyrannical federal government. While it is dangerous to be out and visible, it is also imperative for those who cannot be to see that their community and allies have not stopped fighting,' said Oliver Webb, executive director of the Diversity Alliance of the Puget Sound, in the news release. The city of Tacoma said the transgender flag was provided by community partners at no cost to the city and was raised as directed by the council's newly adopted commemorative flag policy.
