Last year the council voted to approve a 6% raise for the sheriff, effective Jan. 1, 2024, and an additional 3% raise ...

During a traffic stop in Pierce County, a motorcyclist drew a gun on a deputy but was subsequently arrested and charged.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — With 8,000 votes left to count in Pierce County, Sheriff Candidate Keith Swank has declared victory.

Listen to how the two candidates running to be Pierce County’s next sheriff talk about how they would enforce the law, and you’ll hear “tough on crime” rhetoric that promises greater ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Candidate Keith Swank declared victory Tuesday in the race for the next Pierce County sheriff. As of 5 ...

The results of the election will not be certified by the county auditor until Nov. 26, but Swank had 50.89 percent of the ...

Last night's election signaled several changes in government, both nationally and on a local level.Tuesday night, the ...

Long-time incumbent Scott Chitwood has been unseated as Whitfield County Sheriff Tuesday.Chitwood (Democratic) has served as ...

Thirty-two years after he was first elected, Whitfield County's Democratic sheriff was ousted by a Republican challenger who ...

Darren Pierce has unseated Sheriff Chitwood after 32 years of service, and he says he is looking to serving the people of Whitfield County.

Pierce County Sheriff candidate Keith Swank chats with a guest during a GOP watch party, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Lakewood, Wash. If a new pay scale is approved by the Pierce County Council ...