Sports Beat | Gig Harbor boys, girls secure district playoff berths
Feb 07, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Peninsula girls play for a district tournament berth on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the University of Puget Sound.
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Window manufacturing baron Jim Milgard called Gig Harbor home
Feb 06, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichLongtime Gig Harbor resident, window manufacturing titan and philanthropist James “Jim” Milgard died Friday, Jan. 31, at his home in Indian Wells, California. He was 84. Milgard’s father Maurice and older brother Gary launched Milgard Glass in a small building on South Tacoma Way in 1958. Jim joined the family business in 1961 at age
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Police investigate incident involving adults at girls basketball game
Feb 06, 2025 | By: Vince DiceAlso this week: An attempted robbery by a person in mental health crisis and shoplifters going to lengths to conceal merchandise.
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Hospitals warned to be ready for interactions with immigration officers
Feb 06, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonA Washington State Hospitals Association spokesman said demands from immigration agents alone are not sufficient to gain access to patients or restricted areas.
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Local firefighters are home from L.A. Here’s what they saw
Feb 05, 2025 | By: Vince DiceFour local firefighters who helped contain the recent Los Angeles wildfires brought back valuable experience from their two-week deployment.
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One dead in collision near Wauna
Feb 05, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now staffTroopers arrested a man from Grapeview on suspicion of vehicular homicide and DUI following the crash.
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Harbor Happenings | Free trees available on Saturday
Feb 04, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Tacoma Tree Foundation and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s EnviroCorp are holding a tree giveaway at Donkey Creek Park from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8.
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Sports Beat | Peninsula ties for league bowling crown
Feb 03, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneAlso in this week’s sports roundup: Peninsula edges Gig Harbor in wrestling, the Tides and Seahawks face each other in the girls basketball playoffs, and more.
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Krishnadasan’s agenda in Olympia includes making it easier to pass school bonds
Feb 03, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonNew state Sen. Deb Krishnadasan, a Democrat from Gig Harbor, wants to change the requirement for bond passage to 55%, instead of 60%.
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Snow updates for Feb. 4: Schools again opening two hours late
Feb 03, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe forecast calls for more snow this week, with temperatures dipping into the 20s overnight.
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