Conservationists with the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium are supporting local purple martins, North America’s largest swallows ...

Osaze De Rosario (48th minute) and Yu Tsukanome (50th minute) provided the scoring for the Tacoma Defiance. Georgi Minoungou assisted on both goals for Tacoma. Zac McGraw (33rd minute), Gage ...

Discover the rare agave plant bloom at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium's unique botanical unicorn event, 17 years in the ...

The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium welcomed enthusiastic crowds Friday as Ume, a three-month-old Malayan tapir calf, made her ...

Ume, a Malayan tapir calf, will make her debut Friday, May 16, at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, the zoo said ...

This week's search of a Tacoma backyard marked at least the third unsuccessful lead police have pursued in the search for ...

Meerkat kits, born at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in March, play in the meerkat habitat, pausing to stand on their hind legs to look around, on Monday, April 28, 2025, in Tacoma, Wash.

North Texas SC hands Tacoma their first home loss of the season - a thrilling 3-2 finish - extending the NTSC win streak to four.  The 12-straight-points sees t ...

Starting next week, a section of Five Mile Drive at Point Defiance Park will be closed to vehicles as contractors will begin ...

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s polar bear Laerke went viral over the weekend when a video of her behavior caused concern for some commenters. Zoo staff told The News Tribune on Tuesday that the ...

TUKWILA, Wash. - Kevin Kelsy scored on a penalty kick in the 93rd minute as an upset bid from the Tacoma Defiance against the Portland Timbers fell just short in a 3-2 loss in the U.S. Open Cup on ...

A tapir calf is making her public debut at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma on Friday! Ume, a spirited ...