A University Place woman's death was difficult enough for her family, including three siblings based in Washington and a daughter and son-in-law in Georgia. A prolonged struggle that followed made things worse. thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Nearly eight years after a Land Rover was brought in to be restored at a Gig Harbor shop, the vehicle's owner claims he was a victim of theft and fraud. The details of the falling out are more complicated — as are the parties involved. thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

I shadowed a 45-year career letter carrier along part of his route yesterday for Tacoma News Tribune. Jim Schultz has driven over a million miles, the equivilent of 40x around the Earth. thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Thurston County prosecutors declined to file charges, citing insufficient evidence

Public records released to me and Tacoma News Tribune this year found that the WA Attorney General's Office paid more than $4 million on outside costs to prosecute three Tacoma police officers tried and acquitted of murder/manslaughter for the death of Manuel Ellis in their custody🧵

An expiring Tacoma taxpayer-funded plan in 2015 improved residential streets as it set out to do. But minimal work on arterial roads left them in decline. Would a 2025 initiative, focused on arterials, avoid the opposite effect? w/ Simone Carter thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

How bad is your street? Search our database and find out how Tacoma has graded it thenewstribune.com/news/databases…

Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore has been placed on administrative leave, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. It's not immediately clear why. via Simone Carter thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Tacoma’s police chief was placed on administrative leave two days ago, the city announced yesterday. The city still hasn’t explained why the decision was made. from Peter Talbot thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Tacoma's city manager said Police Chief Avery Moore, who returned to work Wednesday, had been placed on paid administrative leave so his personal use of a “city asset” could be investigated, Peter Talbot reports. thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Prominent Pierce County defense attorney John M. Sheeran was arraigned Monday for allegedly smuggling drugs to clients in a King County jail From Julia Park and Alexis (Lexie) Krell. thenewstribune.com/news/local/cri…

More upheaval at TPD, as reported by Simone Carter.

An ex-guard was sentenced this month on charges that he accepted a bribe to smuggle drugs into a Seattle jail. His case shares similarities with the recent indictment of Pierce County defense attorney John Sheeran, namely alleged co-conspirators. thenewstribune.com/news/local/cri…

Details coming out about #Tacoma police chief's admin leave from earlier this year. Some good journalism from Simone Carter. thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Tonight I called Congresswoman Elect Emily Randall and congratulated her on her victory. To everyone who helped with this campaign thank you. I am truly humbled. I look forward to returning to the state senate and working for my constituents

There's a clear winner in the race to replace Derek Kilmer in Congress. #waelex thenewstribune.com/news/politics-…

No one works harder (and smarter) than Jon Manley. So much value in what Jon and Tyler bring to our newsroom through their high school and community sports reporting. Congrats, Jon!

Congrats to Simone Carter on her new job at The Olympian! That means Tacoma News Tribune is looking for a new city and education reporter. Happy to answer any questions. Apply here: mcclatchy.rec.pro.ukg.net/MCC1008MCLTC/J…

If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, the privately-run detention center in Tacoma could play an important role in the feds’ Northwest operations, via Peter Talbot thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

Here is my latest story about how Pierce County funds the fight against homelessness and how the system puts a lot of risk on the organizations doing the work at the ground level. amp.thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…