Tricia Manning-Smith is a three time Emmy nominee and multiple award winning reporter. She joined KOMO4 News in 2011, bringing 20 years of journalism experience to the team. Tricia has deep roots in the Seattle area, having worked as a reporter previously at KING 5 and as a Bureau Chief at KIRO 7. She's previously been a main anchor, and held nearly every other job in the newsroom while working her way through Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Idaho Falls.
Outside of the newsroom, Tricia is an eleven-time national Telly Award winner for excellence in video production. Her passion to tell compelling stories has lead her to remote and challenging international filming locations, including mud hut villages in Uganda, equatorial rain forests, and Roma squatters' villages in Romania. There, she has sensitively documented the emotional recoveries of some of the world’s most fragile and exploited people. With few resources and much creativity, Tricia takes on many roles: as producer, director, videographer, writer, editor, and digital music composer for her award-winning productions.
Tricia is an international travel enthusiast who loves delving into different cultures and cuisine. Her adventures have taken her to about 20 countries on five different continents. She and her family regularly travel on international humanitarian volunteer trips. Tricia is an avid cyclist and prolific reader.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Mar 2, 2013 at 7:20 PM PDTLast Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:30 PM PDT
An unhealthy addiction is seriously fouling up the water of DeCoursey Pond in Puyallup as well-meaning people feed the ducks and geese there too much junk food. The resulting high levels of waterfowl poop are ultimately jeopardizing the water and a fish hatchery downstream.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Feb 24, 2013 at 11:37 AM PDTLast Updated: Feb 24, 2013 at 11:48 AM PDT
An 11-year-old boy's trip to the bathroom took a frightening turn when someone got way too close to him with a camera in the stalls at a local Fred Meyer store, says the boy's alarmed mother.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Feb 21, 2013 at 6:11 PM PDTLast Updated: Feb 21, 2013 at 6:32 PM PDT
The 10-year-old boy who brought to school a gun that permanently injured his classmate will now get a fresh start. A Kitsap County judge on Thursday dismissed the charges against the boy in the incident that occurred exactly one year ago from Friday.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Feb 17, 2013 at 10:24 AM PDTLast Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:43 PM PDT
Members of a West Seattle family are trying to rebuild their lives after they were targeted in a heartbreaking burglary. A thief stole a widow's most treasured belongings - and an irreplacable link to her deceased husband.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Feb 10, 2013 at 10:09 AM PDTLast Updated: Feb 11, 2013 at 10:40 AM PDT
The local debate over gun violence could come to a boiling point this week as two gun safety measures are set to come up for debate in the state Capitol - and it's igniting action on both sides.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Jan 26, 2013 at 6:50 PM PDTLast Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:34 PM PDT
Thieves in Mason County are hacking down majestic old maple trees and stealing wood from the heart of the trees - and much of the stolen wood is winding up in the hands of unsuspecting music lovers.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Dec 22, 2012 at 6:14 PM PDTLast Updated: Dec 23, 2012 at 12:55 PM PDT
A mother and father who were killed in front of their adult children when a tree came crashing down on their vehicle at Stevens Pass were remembered as devoted parents Saturday as friends struggled to come to terms with the tragic loss.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Dec 2, 2012 at 6:06 PM PDTLast Updated: Dec 2, 2012 at 6:34 PM PDT
The review will be the FAA's final assessment of the proposal, and Snohomish County Council member John Koster says the council must deliberate on the proposal before any decision is made.
By Tricia Manning-SmithPublished: Nov 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM PDTLast Updated: Nov 24, 2012 at 6:49 PM PDT
It's not the image that the city wants to leave with tourists this holiday season. But sadly, more and more, their first and last impression of Seattle is an eyesore - graffiti scrawled and sprayed on buildings, bridges, tunnels, signs ....
Junk food addiction endangering Puyallup waterfowl (Video)
