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Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

Mariners fans hold yellow Believe placards at T-Mobile Field

What a weekend to be a Mariners fan

Oct 05, 2021 | By: Kevin Doucette

Seattle didn’t reach the postseason again, but the final games had a playoff atmosphere that hasn’t been felt in decades.

Gig Harbor man killed in Oregon motorcycle crash

Oct 04, 2021 | By: Ed Friedrich

The man’s father and riding companion was injured in the collision and was flown to the hospital.

Photo of the front of the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce building.

Battson named as Gig Harbor Chamber president/CEO

Oct 04, 2021 | By: Ed Friedrich

Miriam Battson replaces Warren Zimmerman as the chamber’s new president and CEO.

Students get off a bus at Gig Harbor High School.

Peninsula school bus drivers get a raise. What about the paraeducators?

Oct 04, 2021 | By: Christina T Henry

Bus drivers in Peninsula School District, some of whom complained to the school board in August about low wages and tough working conditions, are getting a 7.5% raise. “Kids have messes on buses, they throw up on buses, they rip our bus seats. There’s all kinds of stuff we deal with, but the majority of

Captain Seahawk (Gig Harbor resident Wallace Watts) wheels in a cartload of food donated to FISH.

New building to open opportunities at FISH food bank

Oct 03, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The new facility will nearly triple the space, from 4,200 to 11,600 square feet, for shopping, storage and private meeting rooms.

Gig Harbor's Christian Parrish prepares to haul in a pass Friday against North Thurston.

Tides, Seahawks claim lopsided football victories

Oct 02, 2021 | By: Ed Friedrich

Gig Harbor routed winless North Thurston 50-0 at home and Peninsula traveled to Lacey to drub River Ridge 35-6.

A look at the emergency entrance at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor.

COVID-19 spike stresses St. Anthony Hospital care

Oct 01, 2021 | By: Ted Kenney

New Gig Harbor/Key Peninsula COVID cases have eased somewhat since peaking at a pandemic-high 544 in August.

Heavy equipment is at work along 36th Street creating the ground for a mini-storage facility.

Mini-storage units being built off of 36th Street

Sep 30, 2021 | By: Ed Friedrich

The 106,000-square-foot facility near the Tacoma Screw fulfillment center is expected to be completed in about six months.

A photo of the front of Gig Harbor City Hall.

City Council addresses emergency housing, halts short-term rental applications

Sep 29, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The City Council approved a 6-month moratorium on short-term rental applications and adopted interim zoning controls that allow emergency shelters and housing, permanent supportive housing and transitional housing in designated areas.