Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Three hundred forty-three firefighters and 16 police officers were among the 2,977 people who perished when airliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania Field.
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A herd of goats cleared brush from around a retention pond in North Gig Harbor last week. They can work where people and machines can’t.
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The event comes on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed 2,977 people. It will begin at 9 a.m.
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The history of the original Native inhabitants will be told using signs and a voice box, and a carved cedar sculpture will be erected.
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Peninsula School District Superintendent Krestin Bahr takes charge amid a persistent surge in COVID-19 cases from the delta variant.
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After more than a year without fans filling the seats, Peninsula’s season-opener against the 3A powerhouse Bellevue Wolverines was not how the Seahawks envisioned their return to Friday night lights in front of a packed home crowd. On paper, the non-league football matchup appeared enticing. The Seahawks and Wolverines entered the contest ranked No. 6
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Students will be returning to school, though in masks, five days a week: “That will be our moment of celebration,” one teacher says.
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The eight-ranked Seahawks open the season at home Sept. 3 against No. 4 powerhouse Bellevue. They’re coming off five straight winning seasons.
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Despite state loans and federal rescue funds, a 25-cent hike is deemed necessary.
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Poets put into verse the November return of chum salmon to Donkey Creek Park for walkers along the stream bank.
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