Health district laying off 22 employees
Nov 20, 2025The Tacoma-Pierce County Health District notified employees late last month that their positions would end Dec. 19
Key Peninsula food pantry, swamped by demand, eyes an expansion
Nov 19, 2025Key Peninsula Community Services operates a food pantry in a tiny building near Home. It’s holding a fundraiser Friday in Gig Harbor.
Government shutdown ends, but health care costs remain up in the air
Nov 17, 2025Congress reached a deal to end the government shutdown last week without addressing the future of an expiring tax subsidy that made health insurance cheaper for thousands in the West Sound. Roughly 19,900 residents in Washington’s Sixth Congressional District – which includes Gig Harbor, part of Tacoma and the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas – benefited
Family Promise uses AI to help combat homelessness in Pierce County
Nov 13, 2025Family Promise, a national organization whose local chapter is a central player in fighting homelessness in Pierce County, plans to expand to other Western Washington communities.
State denies treatment provider’s license application
Nov 07, 2025Peninsula Counseling is closely linked with Rainier Recovery, and DOH alleges that Rainier’s former CEO was involved with it.
FISH, other foods banks experiencing record demand due to government shutdown
Nov 06, 2025With SNAP benefits not available and federal workers not getting paid, more people are turning to food banks like Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH.
Krishnadasan wins 26th District Senate seat
Nov 05, 2025Deb Krishnadasan, an appointed incumbent, now leads the race for state Senate by nearly 2,000 votes.
Medical care at jails gets more expensive as contractors pull out of Washington state
Nov 05, 2025Jails routinely get only one or two contract bids because the handful of companies that provide such services are leery of insurance costs and legal liabilities.
State to fund food banks during suspension of SNAP benefits
Oct 31, 2025Ferguson ordered the state to send $2.2 million per week to food banks as long as SNAP benefits are not available.
‘Washington needs more’ programs like this one, auditor’s report finds
Oct 27, 2025CARES programs connect people who called 911 with services and support to minimize the likelihood of them needing to go the ER again.
