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Prosecutors charge 29-year-old Fox Island man in shooting death of girlfriend
Apr 22, 2025Pierce County prosecutors on Tuesday charged Lars Eugene Nelson, 29, with fatally shooting his girlfriend at a home on Fox Island on Sunday, April 20. Prosecutors charged Nelson with second degree murder in Pierce County Superior Court. Charging documents indicate the 27-year-old woman, who is identified only by initials, died of multiple gunshot wounds to the
Medical Examiner’s Office identifies one of two victims found after 14th Avenue fire
Apr 15, 2025The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Oliverio Huitron-Rosalez as one of the two people found dead following an April 8 fire on 14th Avenue NW near Gig Harbor. Huitron-Rosalez was 64 years old. The Medical Examiner’s office listed cause and manner of death as “pending.” It is not clear from the Medical Examiner’s brief
Deputies seek footage from vicinity of house where bodies were found following fire
Apr 11, 2025Investigators specifically want footage from between 7:15 and 8:15 p.m. on the night of Tuesday, April 8, on 14th Avenue NW and 160th Street SE.
Two found dead following ‘suspicious’ fire on 14th Avenue in Gig Harbor
Apr 09, 2025At least one of the victims did not die as a result of the fire or by natural causes, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said.
Stolen fuel cards were used 767 times before city noticed
Apr 08, 2025A Tacoma man racked up more than $52,000 of purchases using fuel cards stolen from city of Gig Harbor-owned vehicles.
Hundreds protest against Trump administration in largest political demonstration in Gig Harbor history
Apr 05, 2025Hundreds of people lined Point Fosdick and Olympic drives on Saturday, April 5, for a Hands Off demonstration against the Trump administration. The Gig Harbor protest was one of hundreds across the country on Saturday. Local organizers from Indivisible Gig Harbor and other organizations called it the largest political protest in Gig Harbor history. Protesters
Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man arrested after threatening neighbors on Vernhardson
Apr 02, 2025Also this week: A “very nice” 1990s Honda Civic and theft of a tip jar.
Invitation Bookshop moving to new location, while downtown tap room has a new owner
Mar 17, 2025Invitation Bookshop is moving to Judson Street, while a nearby craft beer tasting room has a new owner and a new look. Invitation is still open in the Uptown neighborhood, but owner Allyson Howard hopes to complete the move to 3119 Judson Street by next month. Meanwhile, Matt Burnett recently purchased the former Gig Harbor
Deputies, firefighters find no evidence of explosive device after a boom on Fox Island
Mar 14, 2025One person described the sound as the equivalent of 10 to 15 M80s fireworks going off at once.