Gig Harbor Now came into existence at precisely 6 a.m. on Sept. 3, 2021. That’s when the new nonprofit news website published stories about a new roundabout planned for the Harborview-Stinson intersection; school construction; a looming toll increase on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge; a poetry walk; and a story about us, and how we
Gig Harbor High School graduate Michael Toglia is on his way to the big leagues. The Colorado Rockies promoted the 2016 Gig Harbor alum to the Majors on Tuesday, Aug. 30. The first baseman could make his big league debut as early as this afternoon, when the Rockies face the Atlanta Braves. Toglia was promoted
PSE will begin installing a gas main as early as Sept. 1, much of it following Burnham Drive.
Travelers on Sunday will be able to take a high-occupancy vehicle lane all the way from Gig Harbor to Seattle.
Tacoma Police Department officers arrested a suspect in the killing of two people in Olalla following a long chase and a struggle. The arrest of 40-year-old Shaun D. Rose occurred around 8 p.m. Sunday at a gas station in Tacoma, according to a Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. Kitsap detectives identified Rose as
The Minerva Scholarship Fund awarded $55,000 in scholarships to 10 Gig Harbor-area women for the 2022-23 academic year. Since its founding in 1991, Minerva has now awarded $504,300 in scholarships, according to information provided by the fund. Minerva Scholarships are available to women who live or work inside Peninsula School District boundaries and whose post-secondary
Deputies found two people dead from “homicidal violence” at a home on Shady Glen Avenue in Olalla, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office identified the victims as Steven P. Shulz and Mina Shulz, both 51 years old. According to a sheriff’s office Facebook post, a woman went to the home in
The Gig Harbor Canoe & Kayak Racing Team won another national championship this month. The local club won the 2022 ACA Sprint National Championships, held Aug. 2-5 in Clermont County, Ohio. GHCKRT claimed the title for the ninth time in the past 11 competitions. How it works The team championship is determined based on how
Brian Wickens is the new principal at Harbor Ridge Middle School, Peninsula School District announced last week. Wickens replaces Mike Benoit, who previously was announced as the new principal at Peninsula High School. Wickens has been an assistant principal at Harbor Ridge since 2004. Before that, he taught in Tacoma middle schools for 18 years
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Jeffrey Alma as the man shot and killed while trying to break into a neighbor’s house late last month. The office identified Alma, a 36-year-old Gig Harbor resident, on Wednesday, Aug. 10. The incident occurred July 29. A statement from the office said Alma died from a gunshot
