During Labor Day weekend, DRIVERS should EXPECT THE HEAVIEST TRAFFIC ON Interstate 5 BETWEEN LACEY AND TACOMA.IN THE NORTH SOUND, II-5 BETWEEN BELLINGHAM AND BR ... Read More

The man allegedly fled across the northbound lanes of I-5 toward South Hosmer Street and was last seen running toward a nearby hotel parking lot. Read More

A 37-year-old man from Chehalis has been charged with driving under the influence after a three-car crash in Tacoma sent another driver to the hospital. According to a news release from the Washington ... Read More

Northbound lane closures. Starting on Aug. 17, lane closures will happen on northbound Interstate 5 between 20th Street Drive East and Exit 137, the post said. The two left lanes ... Read More

The northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were fully blocked in South Tacoma early Friday morning after a multi-car crash. Read More

TACOMA, Wash. - A multi-car crash snarled traffic in the northbound lanes of I-5 in Tacoma on Friday morning. Multi-car crash blocks northbound lanes of I-5 What they're saying Washington State Patrol ... Read More

A Friday morning multi-car crash along I-5 has the northbound portion of the roadway shut down in Tacoma. The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth ... Read More

A multicar crash on Interstate 5 in Tacoma has shut down all northbound lanes Friday after a vehicle struck a light pole and crossed into oncoming traffic. Read More

A multi-vehicle crash shut down northbound I-5 near South 72nd Street, impacting traffic in both directions. No major injuries reported. Read More

Northbound lanes of I-5 were blocked for hours in Tacoma after an eight- to 10-car pileup early Friday morning. Read More

A semi crash slowed traffic on northbound I-705 near downtown Tacoma on Thursday. Read More

All lanes are blocked on I-5 north due to a crash involving a semi-truck. The crash occurred in Lakewood at South Tacoma Way. Traffic is backed up to Gravelly Lake Drive. The City of Seattle is ... Read More

Tacoma, Washington spent most of a century known for its smell. The Aroma of Tacoma - a rotten-egg odor concentrated in the tideflats and familiar to anyone driving that stretch of Interstate 5 - got ... Read More

The bicyclist was traveling south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read More

A police stop on I-5 near Tacoma late Wednesday night ultimately led to a DUI arrest after the driver was found to be both completely naked and visibly under th ... Read More

The work is part of a project to widen parts of Interstate 5, WSDOT said. Read More

Two teenagers were arrested over the weekend for climbing the cables of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, causing traffic diversions for drivers heading to and from Tacoma. Read More

A 36-year-old Seattle man is facing charges of second-degree child rape after meeting up with a 13-year-old girl in Bonney Lake, Wash. Lanes are blocked on Interstate 705 northbound near the Chihuly ... Read More

TACOMA, Wash. - A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a vehicle in South Tacoma Saturday evening, according to traffic enforcement. In the 6400 block of South Tacoma Way, Tacoma Police ... Read More

The incident was reported at 4:36 p.m. Read More

The Washington State Patrol is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect vehicle involved in a freeway shooting on Friday. At approximately 6:37 a.m., a gray Toyota Corolla and a black Honda ... Read More

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man is dead after crashing into a tree in Tacoma, Wash on May 13, 2026. (Getty Images / Getty Images / iStockphoto) Update: The ... Read More

One person has been transported to a local hospital for minor injuries, a spokesperson told The News Tribune. Read More

On a good day, driving the 34 miles between Tacoma and Seattle on Interstate 5 could take 45 minutes. But that commute time is the exception, not the rule. A Mission for Michael, a mental healthcare ... Read More

Northbound Interstate 5 has been closed since a March 19 landslide. Crews have been working seven days a week to reopen the road. Read More

Multiple crashes blocked the eastbound lanes of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on Monday, creating traffic backups during the morning commute. Read More

Thousands of "No Kings" protesters hit the streets and parks of the Puget Sound region on Saturday. Some roads experienced rolling closures as crowds marched from Seattle, to Everett, Tacoma and ... Read More

The crash occurred Tuesday morning near South Yakima Avenue. Read More

All lanes of northbound I-5 near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport were blocked early Monday after a multi-vehicle collision. Read More

One person has died following a three-car crash near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on Wednesday evening. The crash was reported around 3:40 p.m. on SR 302 near SR 16 in Gig Harbor. A portion of SR 302 is ... Read More

The wreck occurred southbound near Port of Tacoma Road. Read More

A high-speed crash involving a stolen vehicle fleeing police in Tacoma resulted in one fatality and multiple serious injuries. Read More

The road work is part of a larger state Route 167 project to add new connections to Interstate 5, the ports of Tacoma and the Sea-Tac Airport. The lane closures will let crews '?permanently restripe ... Read More

TACOMA, Wash. - A 64-year-old Puyallup man is fighting for his life in intensive care after a concrete block crashed through his car windshield on Interstate 705 near downtown Tacoma Saturday night. Read More

On January 9th, someone reportedly chucked cinderblocks at cars driving south on Interstate 5 from the S. Yakima Ave. bridge over the freeway. That incident damaged at least one car. That person's car ... Read More

A police pursuit ended in a deadly crash in Lakewood on Tuesday at the intersection of South Tacoma Way and 100th Street SW, according to the Lakewood Police Department. Before the crash, ... Read More

When Washington State Patrol troopers found a tiny kitten wandering the shoulder of Interstate 95, one officer literally hit the pavement to crawl under a concrete barrier for the rescue. The story ... Read More

A dangerous combination of wet roads and bald tires led to more than 86 traffic crashes across King, Pierce, and Thurston counties by early Friday evening. Read More

A single-vehicle crash in Willoughby Hills has left a 55-year-old, Tacoma, Washington, resident dead. According to a news release by Willoughby Hills Police Chief Matthew Naegele, on Oct. 22 at ... Read More

Tacoma and Washington State Department of Transportation to install protective measures to prevent crashes and deaths on the roadway. South Sound 911 in 2025 received 43 calls regarding collisions on ... Read More

A kitten found on the highway now has a forever home. Washington State Patrol says it received several 911 calls Wednesday morning, after drivers spotted the animal on the left shoulder of I-5 near ... Read More

Troopers were alerted by 911 to a kitten hiding under a concrete barrier along southbound Interstate 5 near Tacoma around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Body camera footage shows two troopers on their hands ... Read More

A crash involving a vehicle and empty tanker truck has caused extended Interstate 5 lane closures Tuesday morning in Tacoma. Read More

A collision involving a tanker truck caused a miles-long backup on southbound Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome early Tuesday morning. Read More

For the second time in about a week, troopers responded to a crash involving a passenger car caught under a semi-truck trailer on I-5 near the Tacoma Dome. Read More

A crash involving a vehicle and empty tanker truck has caused extended Interstate 5 lane closures Tuesday morning in Tacoma. Two of the right lanes on southbound Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome are ... Read More

The city of Tacoma will provide detours for travelers looking to exit at Sprague Avenue indicated by signage. The News Tribune All exits to Sprague Avenue from State Route 16 and Interstate 5 in ... Read More

TACOMA, Wash. - A man was arrested after crashing into a Pierce County deputy's patrol car in Tacoma, and later determined to be driving under the influence. The crash happened Wednesday afternoon on ... Read More

The Tacoma area has the deadliest 10-mile stretch of highway in Washington, according to a new report. The section of Interstate 5 between South 38th Street and State Route 18 saw 22 fatal crashes ... Read More

The HOV lane on northbound I-5 is blocked at the Tacoma Dome for a three-car crash. A trooper with the Washington State Patrol says two people are being taken to the hospital. Both have minor injuries ... Read More

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed Wednesday when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in Washington state. The victims are chief warrant ... Read More

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A helicopter crashed in Washington state near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the U.S. Army said Thursday. There was no immediate word of how many people were aboard and their ... Read More

A 57-year-old Tacoma man was injured in a motorcycle wreck Saturday afternoon in Lewis County, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 1 p.m., the man was headed north on state Route 7, just ... Read More

All eastbound lanes of SR 16 are closed at the Tacoma Narrows Bridge after a car crash occurred in a construction zone. Read More

Prisoner John Nino escaped from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and remains at large after a chase across railroad tracks towards Highway 99. Authorities continue their search. Read More

Washington Trust Bank is executing a slow-but-steady de novo expansion inside the I-5 corridor on the western side of its home state. Its newest branch is slated to open this fall in Tacoma. Read More

A crash on Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome has blocked the southbound HOV lane Tuesday morning. The crash at milepost 134.1 was reported at 10:33 a.m., according to the Washington State Department ... Read More

Maintenance for the on- and off-ramps on Interstate 705 began Monday in Tacoma in an effort to improve road conditions. The ramps connect the highway to Commerce Street and South Stadium Way, ... Read More

A wreck on southbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma has blocked to the ramp to westbound state Route 16 on Friday, the Washington State Department of Transportation reports. The crash occurred about 10:31 ... Read More

Troopers say the second crash was caused when a driver slammed on the brakes and was hit from behind by another vehicle. Read More

A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of Democratic legislators left the state to block a vote, followed by Republican ... Read More

HOV commuters on Interstate 5 trying to get to State Route 16 Tacoma will have to rethink their exit strategy on Monday, as road maintenance will cut off the usual pathway for a few hours. From 9 a.m. Read More

A three semi-truck, two-car crash blocked southbound Interstate 5 near Fife, Washington, on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 Washington State Patrol ... Read More

Highway paint is special in that it has tiny little glass beads mixed into it, which is what makes it reflective at night,'? WSDOT said. Read More

Previous post: A collision on Interstate 5 in Tacoma has blocked three lanes of southbound traffic Thursday afternoon. The Washington State Department of Transportation reports the wreck occurred ... Read More

One person is dead after a car ran into a person who fell from an overpass in Tacoma on Sunday, according to Washington State Patrol (WSP). A driver was traveling down I-5 at Pacific Ave when they hit ... Read More

A reporter spoke with fans and staff about I-5 exits to avoid, parking and buying merch during the upcoming concert. Read More

Flames are erupting from a local business off Interstate 5 in Tacoma. It appears Johnson's Millwork, inside a nearly century-old building, has been destroyed. Read More

A mill in Tacoma is burning in a devastating fire that started late Sunday night.Johnson's Millworks is along South Tacoma Way just north of Interstate 5.Video ... Read More

Police in Fife and Tacoma are working together after a shooting sent two men to the hospital and police focused on a motel room Thursday.Police swarmed the Motel 6 along 20th St, south of Interstate 5 ... Read More

All lanes on southbound I-5 are blocked after a crash near Tacoma Dome this morning at 6:16 a.m. Expect delays. Read More

A wreck on southbound Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome is causing traffic backups Wednesday morning. All of the lanes are blocked at milepost 134.1 until further notice because of the emergency ... Read More

TACOMA, Wash. - All lanes but one on I-5 southbound near the Tacoma Dome are blocked this morning due to a crash. The one-car collision happened just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the ... Read More

All lanes but one on I-5 southbound near the Tacoma Dome are blocked this morning due to a crash. The one-car collision happened just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the Washington State ... Read More

The Washington State Patrol and Yelm police are shown at the scene of a fatal wreck Sunday, July 6, 2025, on state Route 507. A Tacoma man died after fleeing from police and losing control of his ... Read More

Traffic was stop and go from Pacific Avenue to the Puyallup River, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Read More

A vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma was causing some traffic backups Friday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. The incident was reported shortly ... Read More

A Steilacoom couple was sentenced for their leadership in a drug-trafficking scheme in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on July 2, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Read More

An alleged DUI driver crashed into a person's porch while trying to flee capture, Washington State Patrol said. Read More

There's a little spot in Tacoma where the gyros are so transcendent that Washingtonians willingly sit in I-5 traffic just to experience meat carved from a spinning spit and wrapped in warm pita bread. Read More

Washington state's main driving route from Snoqualmie Pass to Auburn, Federal Way and Tacoma will be blocked for five days during reconstruction where I-90 exits into Highway 18. All Highway 18 lanes ... Read More

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Former NBA star Shawn Kemp pleaded guilty to an assault charge on Tuesday for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot. Read More

A 35-year-old Washington state man was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller announced in a ... Read More

A Washington State Patrol trooper went above and beyond the call of duty, helping rescue some ducklings from the media of Interstate 5 in Tacoma.The trooper got ... Read More

A 69-year-old man was airlifted to a Tacoma hospital on Sunday after a crash on U.S. Highway 12 that also blocked both directions of the road for several hours, according to the Washington State ... Read More

Tacoma police officers rushed to save a man stuck inside a burning car yesterday afternoon, pulling him to safety. According to the Tacoma Fire Department, crews responded to a car crash along South ... Read More

Interstate 5 in Tacoma has finally reopened more than eight hours after a deadly semi-truck rollover crash Tuesday morning. Read More

A semi-truck driver was killed in a crash that shut down both directions of I-5 in Tacoma on Tuesday morning. Amazon denies plans to list tariff prices after President Trump calls Jeff Bezos to object ... Read More

Both directions of I-5 near South 8th Street were blocked after a fiery crash on Tuesday morning. A semi-truck driver was killed in the crash. It's unknown what led up to the crash. TACOMA, Wash. - A ... Read More