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A newer black Mercedes SUV hit a 15-year-old skateboarder near the intersection of Hunt Street and Skansie Avenue around 7 a.m. Friday, May 3. The teen suffered a concussion and rash-related injuries, according to the Gig Harbor Police Department. A GHPD social media post said: “This may have been an intentional act.” Officer believe the
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The Washington Department of Ecology announced that Puyallup-based RMHomes agreed to pay a reduced $40,000 penalty for water quality violations at a construction site in Gig Harbor. The settlement agreement reduces the original penalty of $56,000. According to Ecology, state and local inspectors noted 15 water quality violations at the Edwards Drive construction site in
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The Gig Harbor Tides (11-3 overall and South Sound conference) boys soccer team earned second place in the South Sound Conference with a 6-1 win over Peninsula (5-9-1, 5-8-1) on April 30 at Roy Anderson Field. The Tides look like a team on the rise as they used pinpoint passing and aggressive runs to score
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The Peninsula (12-8, 8-6 South Sound Conference) and Gig Harbor (12-10, 8-6) baseball teams split two games this week, setting up a one-game playoff between the rivals on Friday afternoon to determine second place in the South Sound Conference. Peninsula won the first game, 4-0, on April 30. Gig Harbor rallied to win 5-3 the
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Political candidates can formally file to run for office in the 2024 election starting next week. But plenty of would-be officeholders have already declared their campaigns and begun raising money. David Olson, a Peninsula School Board member, is running for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Three candidates seek a seat in the Legislature being vacated
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When Linda Pitcher arrived in Gig Harbor a few years ago, she brought with her a PhD in anthropology from Berkley. She stumbled upon our small community and its rich history of fishing, eventually becoming a volunteer at the History Museum. Linda spent several years meticulously piecing together information on all the commercial fishing boats
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Walking through the rooms of Bremerton Foodline, executive director Cori Kauk describes her grand vision for the currently under-remodel food bank: A new, inviting floor space for shoppers, more accessible entry points, and redoing a shed out back. By comparison, her latest project seems quite small. It needs only a reusable shopping bag and a
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As soon as it was apparent that voters had rejected a proposed property tax increase, the city’s Executive Committee – composed of the mayor, city administrator, police chief, finance director, city clerk and public works director – met to discuss the next steps for solving a potential budget crisis. As City Administrator Katrina Knutson reported
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Gig Harbor officers and Pierce County deputies arrested a 35-year-old University Place man on suspicion of stealing an electric bicycle following a fight in which deputies say the suspect tried to reach for their firearms.
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Volunteers are needed at six local parks on Saturday, May 4, to clear trails, remove invasive vegetation and plant new trees and shrubs as part of Parks Appreciation Day. Parks Appreciation Day is an annual partnership between the city of Gig Harbor and PenMet Parks to tidy up local parks. This year, the focus will
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