Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that it has obtained an arrest warrant for Shaun D. Rose, 40, in connection with a double homicide discovered late Thursday in Olalla. Detectives identified Rose as a suspect in the Steven P. Shulz and Mina Shulz, both 51 years old. The remains of the Shulzes were discovered
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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
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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
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Highway 302 at Little Minter Creek will remain closed four extra days. Complications during installation of a new culvert will delay the reopening of a section of Highway 302 on the Key Peninsula. The highway, which was expected to open at 5 a.m. Saturday, will remain closed until Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 23). During the closure,
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Editor’s note: The Police Blotter is written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. A man told police that another man pulled a handgun on him in a department store parking lot on the afternoon of Aug. 15. The victim told officers that he was driving through the parking lot and glanced at an SUV parked in a
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Driving around from Gig Harbor to Seattle and taking a fast ferry from Southworth are comparable in cost and time.
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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
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Tacoma Community College has long had an English as a Second Language program for adults seeking to improve their fluency in reading, writing and speaking English. But until this year, residents of Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula had to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to access classes. Word of a growing need for ESL
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Paula Lonergan and Robyn Denson are the general election candidates for the Pierce County Council District 7 seat representing the Gig Harbor area. That is the result that was expected after the first batch of votes was counted on the night of the primary election, Aug. 3. The race for second place in the primary
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A landmark Olalla market, nearing its reopening after a year of renovation, burned early Tuesday morning. South Kitsap Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to what became a two-alarm fire at Olalla Bay Market and Landing at 2:17 a.m. It was deemed under control at 3 a.m., and all units cleared by 4:50 a.m., according
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