Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Kaiser Permanente plans to close its medical clinic in Gig Harbor next month. The health care company confirmed plans to permanently shutter the Gig Harbor clinic on Dec. 13. Clinics in Poulsbo and Ballard also will close. Kaiser cited a competitive market was behind the closures. “As the health care market changes rapidly, with increased
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Yellow, aluminum-alloy stop signs were the norm before 1954.
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Postseason updates for football, girls soccer, tennis, cross country, swimming and volleyball.
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The family of a Gig Harbor High School quarterback who was seriously injured during Fish Bowl 2023 is suing Peninsula School District. Also named as defendants in the suit are Ross Filkins, coach and athletic director of Peninsula High School, as well as the PHS student who made the tackle. The suit, filed in U.S.
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Master pumpkin carver Russ Leno made his annual Halloween appearance at Uptown to turn a giant vegetable into a work of art.
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The city of Gig Harbor has taken in less revenue than expected in 2024, but it has also spent less than expected.
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Gig Harbor-area students interested in exploring a career in the aviation industry will have that option close to home starting in the 2025-26 school year. Peninsula School District recently announced it will launch an Aviation Academy next year in partnership with the Museum of Flight and Tacoma Narrows Airport. Filling a skills gap The academy,
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Freshman Nadia Schwab scored two goals for the Tides in the soccer championship game. Both teams advance in the postseason.
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“Shock” is the term one lawmaker representing Gig Harbor used to describe her response to the Pierce County Planning & Public Works Department’s recent flip-flop on the future of Purdy, the unincorporated community just outside Gig Harbor’s northern border. Early this year, county planners recommended stripping Purdy and some other unincorporated areas next to Gig
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Xylazine, a common veterinary sedative that is increasingly being mixed with fentanyl in some parts of the U.S., has not significantly infiltrated the drug market on the Kitsap Peninsula, based on available data and anecdotal accounts from local providers. But concerns remain that it could spread to the state in coming years. Federal regulators approved
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