Over 200 people had urged the council not to approve the biennial budget until it included more funding for the sheriff's ...

Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank’s desire to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, despite Pierce County officials saying he can’t under Washington law, has resulted in pending legal action ...

Three schools in Pierce County were placed into lockdown after a shooting in Midland around 10 a.m. Wednesday. Ford Middle ...

(The Center Square) – The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office’s ongoing staffing shortage has some county leaders considering a sales tax to provide more revenue for the department. As of July 18, the ...

After a judge barred a private attorney from acting as a legal advisor to Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank, the sheriff said he offered the lawyer a job giving him policy advice. The lawyer, Joan ...

An office assistant in the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office was fired Wednesday after being charged with a pair of felonies. “The employee was charged with residential burglary and malicious mischief, ...

Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank called in to “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio Thursday morning to talk about the arrest of his lead detective, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Major Chad ...

The shooting that happened just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday in Midland sent one man to the hospital and caused nearby schools ...

An off-duty Pierce County sheriff’s major was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular assault over the weekend after he crashed his personal pickup into a vehicle carrying ...

A 46-year-old woman in Pierce County has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence (DUI) in a span of just ...