Randall leading race for Congress; Richards, Caldier winning legislative races
Nov 05, 2024Adison Richards, a Peninsula High graduate who now lives in Bremerton, appears likely to defeat former Rep. Jesse Young for a seat in the state House.
Over 60% of Gig Harbor-area voters have already cast ballots in 2024 election
Nov 04, 2024Voters in the Gig Harbor area were eager to cast their ballots in the 2024 election. As of Monday, Nov. 4, Pierce County reported having already received ballots from 65.49% of registered voters in Gig Harbor. That’s the highest ballot return level of any city or large jurisdiction in Pierce County. The trend extends outside
Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Shoplifters target beauty supply store
Oct 25, 2024Thieves made off with more than $5,500 worth of merchandise from a local beauty supply store during the first week of October.
Halloween Happenings | Trick or treats, harvest festivals and more options for spooky fun
Oct 21, 2024The Halloween season brings trick-or-treat events downtown and at Uptown, the Witches Brew, Jack-o-Lantern Jubilee and much more.
Work begins on Gig Harbor Fire’s training center as Fox Island, Crescent Valley projects near completion
Oct 09, 2024Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One reached a milestone on Tuesday, Oct. 8, when it ceremonially broke ground on construction of a new live-fire training center. Another milestone is just around the corner. The department expects renovation work on two of its fire stations — Station 53 on Fox Island and Station 57 on Crescent
Film festival headliner shines spotlight on a good coach who was also a good person
Sep 23, 2024When a friend pitched him the idea of making a movie about former University of Washington football coach Don James, Kent Loomer was skeptical. He didn’t want to make a football movie. Nor did he want to make what he called a “puff piece.” But Mike Martin, a longtime friend and big-time Husky football fan,
Westbound Narrows Bridge lane closures coming next week — but not during the afternoon commute
Sep 20, 2024The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to close two westbound lanes on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge during daytime hours next week. But don’t worry. The department promises to have all lanes open in time for the afternoon commute. WSDOT will conduct what it called a “routine inspection” of the elder of the two Narrows
Harbor History Museum working on repairs to Our Fisherman, Our Guardian
Sep 19, 2024Sculpture repairs could be wrapped up soon, after which the city can reinstall the canoe onto the sculpture at Austin Park at txʷaalqəł Estuary.
Gig Harbor rallies past Peninsula in Fish Bowl
Sep 07, 2024Just like last year, Gig Harbor rallied in the second half behind a backup quarterback to secure a Fish Bowl win. Unlike last year, the 2024 Fish Bowl game featured no near-fights, gruesome injuries or obvious controversies between the two rival schools. Gig Harbor scored twice in a minute-long span of the fourth quarter to
Prosecutors charge security guard at TCC-Gig Harbor with theft, forgery
Sep 05, 2024Pierce County prosecutors charged a security guard at the Gig Harbor campus of Tacoma Community College with theft and forgery, alleging that she deposited $63,000 worth of fraudulent checks into her own bank accounts. The 10 checks drew from an Umpqua Bank account belonging to the Tacoma Community College Foundation, according to documents filed in