Parts of Broadway in downtown Tacoma will be closed on June 30 and July 1 for crosswalk updates and an event-related road closure. Broadway between 9th and 11th streets will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 ...

Extensive triple digit heat hit Philadelphia as the heat dome crushing the Eastern half of the nation sizzled to what should ...

Employees at the Akron Zoo are doing what they can to help keep their animals cool as extreme heat hits Northeast Ohio.

Parks Tacoma and the Point Defiance Zoo will offer free educational events at tidepools in Owen and Titlow Beaches this ...

Earlier this week, a female pedestrian was struck on the 11300 block of Eastex Freeway after failing to yield the right of way to vehicles. According to HCSO reports, she was ...

NO. 8: TACOMA ZOO ADDRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT ‘SPECIAL NEEDS’ POLAR BEAR AFTER VIRAL VIDEO. A Tik Tok of polar bear Laerke caused some concerns, but zoo staff said she is a “special needs ...

Tacoma zoo addresses concerns about ‘special needs’ polar bear after viral video By Isha Trivedi. Updated May 7, 2025 7:29 PM. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s polar bear Laerke went viral ...

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s polar bear Laerke went viral over the weekend when a video of her behavior caused concern for some commenters. Zoo staff told The News Tribune on Tuesday that the ...

The Tacoma zoo has bid adieu to a kinkajou found at a Yakima rest stop in June. The young abandoned animal was transported to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., where he ...

The Tacoma zoo has bid adieu to a kinkajou found at a Yakima rest stop in June. The young abandoned animal was transported to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., where he received ...