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🌱 I-5 crash in Fife causes miles of backups and hospitalizations

Fife, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Fife! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • I-5 crash in Fife causes miles of backups and hospitalizations
  • What a major greenhouse deal could mean for Fife’s warehouse jobs
  • Shooter still loose after early-morning I‑5 attack near Fife

Also on today's calendar: The SisterFriend Gathering.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 51.
  • Monday: Periods of sun, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Long I-5 backups near Tacoma after Friday afternoon wreck, two taken to hospital (thenewstribune.com) — A three-vehicle crash on northbound I-5 in Fife Friday afternoon closed the HOV and left lanes near Porter Way, sending two people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Emergency crews diverted traffic into the right lanes as backups stretched roughly four miles between Port of Tacoma Road and the Pierce County line, causing major delays for local drivers.
   

2. Griffin Makes Initial Offer for BFG Supply Assets (greenhousegrower.com) — A major horticulture supplier is eyeing BFG Supply’s assets, including a facility in Fife, which could reshape local warehouse operations and jobs. Griffin Greenhouse Supplies plans to evaluate how the Fife site fits into a broader expansion, potentially adding staff and strengthening service to growers and retailers across the region.
   

3. 1 injured after drive-by shooting near Pierce-King county line; suspect at large (thenewstribune.com) — An early-morning drive-by shooting near Fife left a man wounded on northbound I‑5 by the Pierce–King county line, and the shooter is still at large. State Patrol troopers say the victim was hit in both legs around 2 a.m. near the State Route 18 exit and managed to pull over and call 911 before being taken to a hospital.
   

4. Rising fuel costs, high taxes force wave of trucking bankruptcies (fox13seattle.com) — Truckers passing through Fife are paying extreme diesel prices, with one driver spending over $1,300 to fill up as Washington’s diesel tax and fuel costs soar. The article explains how these record prices are driving trucking bankruptcies, shrinking driver routes, and threatening supply chains nationwide, with Washington among the hardest-hit states.
   

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  • Collision on I-5 NB at MP 125.86 near Bridgeport Way SW has been cleared.
    5:45PM on Oct 1: Collision on I-5 NB at MP 125.86 near Bridgeport Way SW blocking three right lanes reported at 5:42 pm on Oct. 1, 2026. (Nextdoor )
  • Loves posted a job opening for Retail Customer Service Cashier in Fife. Apply here.
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for 3545 Meat Manager in Milton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fife here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Fife

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