The Washington State Standard, a nonprofit newsroom covering policy and politics in Olympia, wrote this story. Residents of Pierce County who appear for jury duty will receive $100 a day and mileage reimbursements in an attempt to improve juror participation and diversity. The pilot program, which began Monday, Oct. 14, replaces the $10 typically paid
The Washington State Department of Agriculture is investigating a report of a potential northern giant hornet in South Kitsap County. The northern giant hornet is an invasive species sometimes referred to as “murder hornets.” They first surfaced in Washington nearly five years ago. A Washington State Department of Agriculture spokesperson said Monday that a Burley
A 19-year-old Everett woman died following a collision on Highway 16 early on Thursday, Oct. 10. The Washington State Patrol said the woman was driving a 2015 Honda Civic east on Highway 16 near 24th Street in Gig Harbor around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The car left the roadway and hit a guardrail before coming to
Pending single-family and condo sales jumped by 23.2% locally from August to September. This is only the second time since 2010 that we’ve seen such an increase during this period.
Gig Harbor police fought with a 44-year-old local man in a retail parking lot in Gig Harbor North following a road rage incident on Sept. 20. Police cited him for three counts of fourth-degree assault. The incident began when a 66-year-old delivery van driver backed out of a driveway in a nearby residential neighborhood. She
Photos by Larry Steagall from the 2024 APCC Korean ChuSeok Festival. Click on any image below to view it as a gallery.
For the 11th straight month, the median price of a single-family home in the greater Gig Harbor between the Purdy and Narrows Bridges, including Fox Island, rose in August — and it hit $900,000 for the first time. The median home price is up 8% since last August and nearly 100% since August 2016, according
Washington Water is warning people in about 1,900 homes that use its Peacock Hill water system to boil their water (or use bottled water) before drinking it or using it for cooking. The utility found E.coli bacteria in a water sample collected Wednesday, Sept. 4, it announced Thursday evening. Washington Water said in an update
The Gig Harbor High School grad kept the Montreal Alouettes atop the Canadian game during a recent stint as a starting, er, pivot.
The life of the former Pierce County councilmember and PenMet executive director will be celebrated Sunday at Chapel Hill Church.
