Crime Shawn Kemp charged in wake of shooting at Tacoma Mall parking lot The Pierce County Prosecutor's Office has charged former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp with first-degree assault. The charge stems from a shooting at Tacoma Mall last month. Kemp is scheduled to be arraigned on May 4. Kim Malcolm KUOW Staff
Health Arrest warrant issued for Tacoma woman with TB refusing treatment, isolation The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has been aware of the woman with tuberculosis for more than a year. She has refused treatment and has further refused orders to isolate. KUOW Staff
Health Tacoma woman with TB could be jailed for refusing treatment A Tacoma woman with contagious tuberculosis is refusing to self-isolate and accept treatment, despite more than one court order mandating that she do so. Eilís O'Neill
Arts & Life Healing generational trauma of Japanese Americans through art This month marks the 81st anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the World War II order that forcibly removed Japanese Americans on the West Coast and placed them into camps. Many of those who were incarcerated held American citizenship. Natalie Akane Newcomb
ICE detainees in Tacoma reportedly on day three of hunger strike Detainees at Tacoma’s immigration facility are reportedly on day three of a hunger strike. And a spokesperson for the ICE facility confirms that chemical agents were used Wednesday in response to a disruption there. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Immigrants detained by ICE in Tacoma start another hunger strike Detainees ask about release over fears ICE and GEO Group are not protecting them from Covid-19 Paige Browning
The Merkle Hotel in Tacoma was 'an unofficial safety net' for its tenants. Then it was taken away Before October 31, 2018, the Merkle Hotel in Tacoma was home for tenants who couldn’t afford much else. That is, until a developer decided it was time to cater to a crowd that could pay more and evicted those who could not. Will James Angela King
Crime Private immigrant prison in Tacoma must now pay working detainees minimum wage A federal jury ruled this week that GEO Group, the company that runs the Northwest ICE Processing Center for immigrants, must pay working detainees the state’s minimum wage. Thousands of past detainees are eligible for back pay in a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit. Casey Martin
Government Mayor Woodards on how Tacoma's guaranteed income pilot gives new meaning to 'grit' ‘You’ve got to take the first step to get to the goal. I think this is our first step. Helping 100 families at $500 a month sounds small in a city that has 215,000-plus residents, but it's a step.’ Paige Browning John O'Brien
Business Firecracker Alley: It's about more than fireworks Every year on Puyallup land near the Port of Tacoma, Puyallup tribal members gather to sell fireworks. It’s an event that draws tribal members together to socialize and make some money. But it’s an annual tradition that may not be around forever. Joshua McNichols
