Lauren Gallup
Journalist, South SoundLauren Gallup is a reporter based in the south sound region. She often covers labor issues, but she’s really most drawn to the stories of her community.
Prior to joining the public media world, she was a reporter for Sound Publishing covering Kitsap County government and schools. She has written for South Sound Magazine and 425 Magazine and is a graduate of Western Washington University.
When she’s not in the field or at her desk, she’s probably walking dogs (rain or shine) or reading indoors (rain or shine.) Occasionally, she enjoys a swim in the Puget Sound, but only when it’s not raining.
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Down between the train tracks along Ruston Way and the shoreline of Commencement Bay in Tacoma stand small, cedar-clad boxes. These tiny dwellings, hoisted about 16 feet above the ground, aren’t suitable for humans. These are new nesting boxes for birds, specifically purple martins. -
A minor has been charged with four counts of assault in the first degree with a deadly weapon enhancement following a stabbing at Foss High School in Tacoma on Thursday afternoon. -
Non-academic student workers at Western Washington University can unionize, doubling bargaining unitA new state law allows other kinds of student workers, including front desk attendants, lifeguards and custodial staff, to unionize. But that law only applies at Western Washington University in Bellingham. -
Tacoma is seeking to improve connections across the city with repairs to sidewalks, pedestrian crossings and other improvements to arterials. -
After layoffs at Whitman College, remaining employees at the university began talking about forming a union. -
Parks Tacoma is asking voters to support Proposition 1, a $155 million package to fund over 100 projects in 40 different locations over six years. -
Melinda Kupers has worked for the state agency for 35 years — in prisons, community corrections, reentry centers and graduated reentry. On a daily basis, she said working for the Washington state Department of Corrections is brutal.“ Our community corrections staff are out in the community with guns on their hips, arresting people, going into homes,” Kupers said. -
For the first time in the event’s history, an Indigenous sovereign nation will formally be a part of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. -
Farmworkers who believe they were discriminated against by their former employer, Cornerstone Ranches, can now seek compensation through a $1 million settlement secured by the Washington state Office of the Attorney General. -
Finding a place to toss your trash on the streets of Tacoma is getting a little easier.
