There is no definitive data on the number of people who died while living unhoused on the streets of Pierce County in 2024.

The City of Tacoma is preparing to lose more than 350 homeless shelter beds in 2025 due to a funding deficit. City officials say the only hope to keep the beds is to receive money from the state ...

A group of hostile homeless people are terrorizing Living Word Ministry in Tacoma, and the city is doing next to nothing to address the crisis at the church. “(Recently), it’s been more ...

Tacoma city leaders said ongoing budgetary problems could lead to the closure of more than 300 homeless shelter beds in 2025. According to a Dec. 10 city council meeting, a total of 307 beds in ...

The City of Tacoma’s Homeless Engagement and Alternatives Liaison (HEAL) Team reports making contact with approximately 3,000 individuals living unhoused in 2024 alone. City spokesperson Maria ...

Eviction moratoriums don’t prevent evictions outright, but they do buy tenants critical time to recover from financial ...

Workers clean up trash from an encampment under Interstate 705 in downtown Tacoma on Feb. 4, 2022.

The News Tribune requested data on the number of people died while living homeless in Pierce County in 2024 from the Washington State Department of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and ...