Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Herbig was hard at work on a sunny morning in the Point Defiance Park rose garden. Joggers sped past, a family took ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Jurors heard graphic testimony as a trauma surgeon testified about a stabbing victim's injuries in the trial of 29-year-old Nicholas Matthew. Matthew faces attempted murder charges for ...

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 ...

Hold onto your hats, the owls are once again dive-bombing joggers and hikers at Point Defiance Park.

TACOMA, Wash. — The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (PDZA) will let the dogs out Thursday, Sept. 25. The sell-out event drew numerous dogs and their families to the popular Tacoma spot. Some huskies ...

Now living at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Onion is adapting to his new surroundings and capturing attention for how he navigates the world without sight.

However, at Point Defiance Zoo, animals like the zoo's beloved penguins surely enjoyed a taste of their natural climate with snow in their enclosures. LEFT: (Source: Jen DeGroot/Point Defiance Zoo & ...

TACOMA, Wash. — After nearly 20 years, a rare agave plant is in full bloom at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The zoo said a mature Agave parryi var. truncata in the Desert Garden is in full ...

Tacoma Fire Department crews pulled a dog to safety Wednesday after it tumbled off a 20-foot cliff in Point Defiance Park, the agency said. The call came in around 2:15 p.m., when someone reported ...

This Super Bowl season, a certain bird has been dominating headlines. The Seattle Seahawks, of course, who are slated to take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8. At the Point ...

A barred owl rests in a tree in the Cascade Mountains in the state of Washington. Officials at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma are warning visitors to watch for dive-bombing barred owls, whose behavior ...