‘New’ Tacoma Narrows Bridge turns 15 years old
Jul 15, 2022A crowd of 50,000 turned out on July 15, 2007, to celebrate the amazing engineering feat despite their chagrin about paying tolls for the next 30 years to pay for it.
Dearth of Dungeness again cancels South Sound crabbing season
Jul 14, 2022The crabbing season was first closed in 2018 to allow the Dungeness population to rebound, but that hasn’t occurred.
Huge property value increases don’t portend corresponding tax hikes
Jul 08, 2022State law restricts taxing districts to collecting just 1% more than the previous year, except for voter-approved levies and bonds.
County discusses Fox Island bridge replacement, repair project at community meeting
Jul 01, 2022Islanders, who would be shouldering much of the cost of a new or renovated bridge, were most concerned about funding, but those details won’t be known until later.
Fox Island group probes support for seceding from PenMet
Jun 27, 2022A group of Fox Island residents wants to leave PenMet Parks and take three properties with them. Parks for Fox Island, alleging a lack of investment and poor communication, seeks to obtain the Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve, Fox Island fishing pier and Cedrona Bay boat launch. It would acquire them the same way PenMet
Wings & Wheels airshow first postponed, now canceled at Tacoma Narrows Airport
Jun 15, 2022Pierce County sent the Tacoma Events Commission a letter on June 3 stating that it couldn’t accommodate the event because of lack of space and support from airport businesses.
State asking who should get Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll reduction
Jun 15, 2022Should the 75-cent rollback go only to two-axle vehicles, should all vehicles receive it or should vehicles with more axles get an even bigger break?
Point Fosdick project evokes roads of yesteryear
Jun 13, 2022The section of Point Fosdick Drive being resurfaced is probably more than 80 years old and part of former state Highway 14.
Gig Harbor man among trio charged in quadruple murder
Jun 07, 2022A Gig Harbor man is one of three who were charged Tuesday in Kitsap Superior Court in connection with the 2017 killing of four members of a Kitsap County family. Robert J. Watson III, 50, was charged with 16 crimes, including aggravated first-degree murder, which carries a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Also
PenMet adds security at Fox Island sandspit park
Jun 03, 2022A private security guard will again help assure that rules are enforced to avoid parking disputes and protect the fragile beach.