The annual Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival will take place on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Starting Thursday, June 5, traffic will be impacted in and around ...

Parks Tacoma capital improvement program manager Terry Jungman and Marty Stump, director of business, administration and planning outline the upcoming 1.6-mile paved pathway project in Point Defiance ...

Beginning in May, Parks Tacoma will begin construction on a new paved pathway at Point Defiance Park. Parks Tacoma said the path will increase safety and accessibility by separating pedestrians and ...

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 ...

The only combined zoo and aquarium in the Northwest, waterfront views and public gardens — what’s not to like? MONEY magazine is a believer in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park. The national publication ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The man found guilty in a random, brutal stabbing attack in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park last year will be sentenced this Friday. Nicholas Matthew was found guilty of first-degree ...

Next spring, people walking, rolling or cycling through Tacoma's Point Defiance Park won't have to navigate around cars in the roadway or through mud on roadsides as they visit major attractions in ...

A Tacoma man with memory issues, Gary Christman, was recently reunited with the search and rescue team, including a German Shepherd named Fenrir, who saved him after he became trapped on a cliff at ...

A Tacoma police response for a suicidal person Monday morning near Point Defiance Park restricted access to a park entrance for several hours. The Tacoma Police Department responded to the area of the ...

Traffic restrictions begin Thursday near Point Defiance Park for festival setup. Access changes affect Pearl Street entrance, Roberts Road and Marina tunnel. Limited free parking, paid options and ...