Alexis Krell
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Tacoma, WA, United States
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge tolls will drop with the passage of this bill. Here’s how, when
State legislators passed a bill that will lower tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. → Read More
Puyallup man pleads guilty to assaulting officers in Jan. 6 attack at U.S. Capitol
A man reportedly from Puyallup is one of the first to plead guilty to assaulting officers in a Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol as Congress was certifying the results of the presidential election. → Read More
Woman who was a victim of sex trafficking at age 14 sues Backpage.com and Salesforce
A woman who was a victim of online sex trafficking at the age of 14 has sued Backpage.com and Salesforce, a company accused of helping the website with marketing. → Read More
Gunman convicted as a teen in Tacoma’s worst mass shooting could get chance at release
A man sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role as a 16-year-old in Pierce County’s worst mass shooting learned Friday that he might one day be released. John Phet, now 39, was one of the gunmen in the 1998 Trang Dai Cafe massacre in Tacoma, in which five people were killed and five others were injured. On Friday, Superior Court Judge Stanley Rumbaugh sentenced Phet to 25 years to… → Read More
$10 million verdict for man injured in Amtrak derailment
DUPONT, Wash. — A jury has awarded more than $10 million to a man who was seriously injured when an Amtrak train derailed near DuPont in 2017. Donnell Linton, 47 of Renton, is one of many passengers of Amtrak Cascades 501 who sued Amtrak after the train left the tracks and some of its cars crashed onto the freeway below. Three died and dozens were injured. Jurors issued the verdict in Linton’s… → Read More
Charge dismissed against man accused of trying to kidnap girl from Tacoma restaurant
The charge has been dismissed against a man who was accused of trying to lure a 12-year-old girl from a fast-food restaurant last year in Tacoma, according to court records. → Read More
She bit a chunk out of a Tacoma security worker's arm and punched another, charges say
A woman bit a chunk of flesh the size of a golf ball from the arm of a security worker at a Tacoma shelter Wednesday and gave another a black eye, court records allege. → Read More
Missing keys led him to try to burn down the house on the Fourth of July, charges say
A Pierce County woman called 911 July 4 to report that her husband was trying to burn down the house, charging papers say. He pleaded not guilty to attempted second-degree arson and other charges. → Read More
The Dune Peninsula and Frank Herbert Trail — ‘Tacoma’s newest treasure’ — are open
The Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance and Frank Herbert Trail opened July 6, 2019 in Tacoma. The 40-acre, $74.8 million waterfront project is on a transformed Superfund site, the former Asarco Smelter slag heap. → Read More
Pierce County approves $650,000 to settle last outstanding Lindquist-related lawsuit
The Pierce County Council has agreed to pay $649,999 to settle a final lawsuit related to former Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. → Read More
Head of HR sexually harassed intern who wanted to make DSHS more inclusive, lawsuit says
A man who says he was sexually harassed as an intern by the head of human resources at the state Department of Social and Health Services has filed a lawsuit against the agency in Pierce County Superior Court. → Read More
19-year-old accused of hit-and-run that killed a Spanaway pedestrian is arraigned
Bailey Losey, 19, pleaded not guilty at arraignment Thursday in connection to a Jan. 15, 2019 hit-and-run in the 1400 block of 152nd Street East in Spanaway that killed 40-year-old Ariel Vazquez Lopez. → Read More
Bail set for suspect in police chase that ended in gunfire and wreck on SR 16 and I-5
A suspect in coffee stand robberies who led police on a chase that ended at I-5 and Route 16 in Tacoma June 21, 2019 was ordered held in lieu of $500,000 as Pierce County prosecutors make a charging decision. → Read More
A sex offender tried to lure kids into his car at a Pierce County convenience store, charges say
A registered sex offender has been accused of trying to lure children into his vehicle outside a Pierce County convenience store. Charging papers say Gerald Blaisure was arrested after the kids ran for help. → Read More
Jury returns verdict in lawsuit that alleged sex abuse of a minor at a state facility
Jurors returned a verdict Friday in the lawsuit of a woman who said she was sexually abused as a minor patient at a state psychiatric facility for children, the Child Study and Treatment Center in Lakewood. → Read More
Jury returns verdict in lawsuit that alleged sex abuse of a minor at a state facility
Jurors returned a verdict Friday in the lawsuit of a woman who said she was sexually abused as a minor patient at a state psychiatric facility for children, the Child Study and Treatment Center in Lakewood. → Read More
Jury returns verdict in lawsuit that alleged sex abuse of a minor at a state facility
Jurors returned a verdict Friday in the lawsuit of a woman who said she was sexually abused as a minor patient at a state psychiatric facility for children, the Child Study and Treatment Center in Lakewood. → Read More
Two ex-students accuse popular Orting teacher of sexual abuse. District investigatin
Two women have publicly accused an Orting High School teacher of sexual abuse. → Read More
A baby’s oxygen mask ignited during surgery at Madigan. Court awards family $12 million
A U.S. District Court judge awarded $12 million Wednesday to the family of a 4-year-old boy who was burned when his surgical mask caught fire during a procedure at Madigan Army Medical Center Sept. 2, 2015. → Read More
He left looking like ‘prisoner of war’ and later died. Sons sue Lakewood nursing home
A Lakewood nursing and rehab facility sued by a patient last year faces another lawsuit, this time from the family of a man who died. They allege he lost 50 pounds during several months at the Oaks at Lakewood. → Read More