Peninsula fans join pilgrimage to Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade
Feb 11, 202612s from near and far flocked to Fourth Avenue on Wednesday to celebrate the Seahawks’ Super Bowl championship.
Child in Kitsap County dies from flu-associated illness
Feb 06, 2026It was the second pediatric flu death in Washington state this season.
Nonprofit identifies hundreds of potential fish passage barriers on Gig Harbor Peninsula
Feb 05, 2026A May 2025 study conducted by the Wild Fish Conservancy identified at least 378 in-stream structures on the Gig Harbor Peninsula.
Blood banks scrambling after winter storms disrupted donations
Feb 03, 2026BloodworksNW, a blood bank in Silverdale, issued a Code Red. That indicates that the region has only a one- to two-days supply of critical blood types and platelets.
Washingtonians feeling pain from elimination of health care tax credit
Jan 28, 2026Washingtonians who purchase health insurance through the state exchange are paying more after Congress eliminated a health care tax credit. Many just dropped insurance.
Challengers emerge for both 26th District state representatives
Jan 14, 2026Gig Harbor Republicans Katy Cornell and David Olson will run against freshman Democrat Adison Richards, while Democrat Renee Hernandez Greenfield challenges veteran Republican legislator Michelle Caldier Valdez.
Rural health program will send $181 million to Washington state
Jan 12, 2026The Rural Health Transformation Program was part of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year. Health care leaders say it’s not enough.
Flu cases rise as public health experts study new strain
Jan 06, 2026Flu cases routinely increase in the weeks after the holidays, but a new mutation called Subclade K could cause a ‘pretty severe influenza season.’
Nonprofit seeks donations amid dangerously low supply of some critical blood types
Jan 06, 2026Bloodworks Northwest is asking people — especially those with Type O Blood critical for trauma care — to schedule donation appointments to restore supplies.
Freestanding ERs proliferate on the peninsula
Dec 23, 2025Freestanding ERs offer emergency care in buildings detached from a hospital campus, and three of them are now open in Kitsap County. Here’s how they work.