A new 1.6-mile trail is expected to open in the late spring after a year of road closures, said Parks Tacoma on Tuesday.

The groundbreaking is phase one of the Loop Trail project, which will give park visitors better access to key points in the park. The Loop Trail will be a paved trail for pedestrians and cyclists, ...

A beloved attraction at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park has fallen victim to Mother Nature and the impacts of climate change. On Friday, May 20, the outer loop of Five Mile Drive will close to vehicle ...

TACOMA, Wash. — A woman who was stabbed in mid-February at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park is pleading for the public’s help in tracking down her attacker. Police are identifying the victim as “Jane” as ...

Tacoma police are investigating the attempted robbery and shooting of a 55-year-old woman Tuesday evening at Point Defiance Park. Police said Wednesday that a person was trying to steal her purse. No ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma police are searching for a suspect who stabbed a woman in Point Defiance Park on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 1 p.m., police responded to the 5500 block of Five Mile Drive ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) released a sketch of the man accused ofrandomly stabbing a woman at Point Defiance Park on Saturday, Feb. 10. The incident occurred just before 1 p.m ...

Firefighters rescued a dog that tumbled down a 20-foot cliff at Point Defiance Park on Wednesday afternoon. In a post on X, the Tacoma Fire Department said they received a call around 2:15 p.m. from a ...

A new loop trail at Point Defiance Park will connect pedestrians and bicyclists to popular destinations at the Tacoma park. Metro Parks Tacoma’s Loop Trail Project will break ground Monday, starting ...

Tacoma's Point Defiance Park in Tacoma will be closing early all week long after a tragic shooting over the weekend. Park officials made the announcement after a 9-year-old girl was shot in the arm ...

Even on a regular summer weekend it can be tough getting in to and out of Point Defiance Park. This weekend, it’s going to be that and then some. Metro Parks Tacoma is warning that the Point Defiance ...