The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is controlling five dams in WA and regulating flows.

Pierce County leaders are handing out one-time bonuses of $5,000 to sheriff's deputies in exchange for a promise that they will not leave the agency for a year.

Over the weekend, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit took down a major marijuana grow operation.

Flooding is expected along many rivers and streams in the region, and roads are being closed by standing water.

Three schools in Pierce County were placed into lockdown after a shooting in Midland around 10 a.m. Wednesday. Ford Middle School was put in lockdown due to local police activity, while Midland Elementary School and Franklin Pierce High School were put into modified lockdowns due to close proximity, Franklin Pierce Schools stated on Facebook.

Pierce County Library has disclosed a data breach impacting the personal information of 340,000 patrons and employees.

Seven people were charged Tuesday with felony drug crimes following an investigation by the Sheriff's Office's Special Investigations Unit.

It won't do journalism, at least not to start, but an online startup in Pierce County aims to fill the news void left by shuttered local newspapers.