Crews with Tacoma Fire worked to put out a boat fire on the northeast end of Commencement Bay on the morning of the Fourth of July. According to Tacoma Fire, the Tacoma Police Department rescued two ...

Ten new or recently opened patios have debuted in and around Tacoma within the past year, including a forthcoming “goat lot” ...

The most-loved patio seating in the area features everything from waterfront views to beer gardens to casual pizzerias.

TACOMA, Wash. — A pod of orca whales was spotted playing in Commencement Bay near Tacoma. Video shared with KOMO News by viewer Colleen Garland shows the orcas near the shore. There are three types of ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma fire crews battled a boat fire in Commencement Bay on Thursday. According to authorities, Tacoma police were the first to get to the scene after calls of a fire in the waterway ...

Every Wednesday evening from April to August, the Corinthian Yacht Club of Tacoma fills Commencement Bay with vibrant sails ...

People aboard a boat in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay barely escaped the flames when their boat caught on fire Thursday morning. Crews with the Tacoma Fire Department put out the fire on the northeast end ...

Compared to other Tacoma neighborhoods, this one has just a smattering of local businesses. But residents might like it that way.

Along Commencement Bay in Tacoma stand small, cedar-clad boxes. These tiny dwellings, hoisted about 16 feet above the ground, are new nesting boxes for purple martins.

A man in his 40s was found dead with a gunshot wound Tuesday morning. Tacoma police officers are on the scene investigating. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man in his 40s was found dead in Tacoma on ...

A flotilla of small boats on Commencement Bay is a sure sign that salmon fishing has opened. On Monday morning, anglers were out in force off the shores of Tacoma pursuing Chinook and chum salmon, ...