Gig Harbor Now Staff

Western Flyer relics go to auction this week

Feb 11, 2025

Relics from the boat made famous by a Steinbeck book, discovered by a Wauna man, go on sale on Thursday in an internet auction.

Police arrest teen suspect in December purse-snatchings

Feb 10, 2025

The 16-year-old suspect lives in Federal Way and is also suspected of other robberies in Bellevue and King County.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | The local history of telephones, cars and telephones in cars

Feb 10, 2025

Cross-Narrows phone service has been available since 1907. To call a car dealer, people in those times needed only to dial ‘1’.

One dead in collision near Wauna

Feb 05, 2025

Troopers arrested a man from Grapeview on suspicion of vehicular homicide and DUI following the crash.

Snow updates for Feb. 4: Schools again opening two hours late

Feb 03, 2025

The forecast calls for more snow this week, with temperatures dipping into the 20s overnight.

Day Tripper | Exploring Tacoma’s Theater District

Jan 30, 2025

This often-redeveloped area of Tacoma centers on the McMenamins Elks Temple and includes the Old City Hall, Pantages and Rialto theaters and more.

Peninsula School District suspends all three Gig Harbor High girls basketball coaches for rest of season

Jan 28, 2025

An interim coach, who has not yet been named, will lead the Tides for the rest of the current season.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Tree rings reveal many mysteries

Jan 27, 2025

Tree rings tell a lot about not only the life of the tree, but also some of the events that occurred on the land it grew on.

Krishnadasan, other first-year lawmakers finding their way around Olympia

Jan 23, 2025

The Gig Harbor Democrat, in her first year in the Senate, says she is adjusting to the whirlwind nature of serving in the Legislature.

PenMet to name sports field in honor of Joe Jarzynka

Jan 23, 2025

Joe Jarzynka Memorial Fieldhouse will commemorate the former Gig Harbor High and University of Washington football star who died in 2023.