police Tacoma terror cop plows through crowd in police SUV Rob Beschizza

offworld The only things you really need to know about Microsoft's E3 press event Leigh Alexander

escapes Woman in Nevada prison for 10-year sentence makes grand escape — by simply walking away Carla Sinclair

police People who gave money to scam school run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can sue government Rob Beschizza

animals Rainforest mammal spotted 3,000 miles away in Washington state Allan Rose Hill

gadgets Compact electric pickup trucks on the way Rob Beschizza

DRONES Graffiti-removing drone tested in Washington Rob Beschizza

Games Equinox: help an AI activate a damaged ship in this free web game Rob Beschizza

upcycling Visit a marvelous maker space and creative re-use store in Tacoma Bob Knetzger

recalls Toyota recalling 381,000 Tacoma pickups after back falls off Rob Beschizza

adorable animals Watch this baby muskox get the zoomies! Jennifer Sandlin

politics Washington state senator arrested trying to bring gun into Hong Kong, then gets into altercation with news reporters outside court Rob Beschizza

frugals A dirty ice cream machine at a burger joint in Washington kills 3 people, hospitalizes 6 others Carla Sinclair

diseases Woman with tuberculosis faces jail time after refusing treatment and visiting a casino David Pescovitz

Coffee Statues of giant coffee pots around the USA Popkin

tuberculosis Woman arrested after not treating, isolating for active tuberculosis Jennifer Sandlin

smoking while siphoning Gentleman tries to smoke and steal gas at the same time — it didn't end well Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures Dodger the opossum gets his very own charcuterie board! Jennifer Sandlin

fraud "Humble" and well-connected San Francisco real estate fraudster avoids prison sentence Mark Frauenfelder

hackers Software programmer arrested for using the old "Superman III/Office Space" trick Jason Weisberger