A group of teenagers were lighting mortar fireworks near 214th St. and Orting-Kapowsin Hwy when one exploded and mortally wounded a teenaged boy ...

According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, five juvenile boys were lighting fireworks around 2 a.m. Monday near a church along Orting Kapowsin Highway. The boys were reportedly having a ...

ORTING, Wash — An Orting man known as a "gentle giant" was shot more than a decade ago in front of his home with his own gun. Mike Compton died while doing what came natural to him - protecting ...

Benjamin Christensen of Graham died Feb. 17 from blunt-force injury to the chest from a fireworks detonation near the 21200 block of Orting Kapowsin Highway East. His manner of death has been ...

Construction is underway for a new emergency evacuation bridge in Orting — a bridge that has been 28 years in the making. According to the City of Orting’s website, construction started in ...

GRAHAM — A 15-year-old boy died early Saturday morning in a tragic fireworks accident in Graham, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies arrived at the 21200 block of Orting Kapowsin ...

The teenager and four other boys had been at a sleepover and gone outside to light off fireworks in the 21200 block of Orting Kapowsin Highway East, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson ...