Did we take your picture at the Maritime Gig Festival?
Jun 07, 2025We took photos of the crowd at the 2025 Maritime Gig Grand Parade. Did a photo of you or your loved one make our gallery?
Two dead in collision at corner of Soundview and Grandview
Jun 06, 2025A driver experiencing a medical emergency may have contributed to the collision.
Photos: Opening day of the Waterfront Farmers Market
May 23, 2025The Waterfront Farmers Market opened Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Kopachuck State Park reopening in early August
May 21, 2025The reopening date was pushed back a few weeks because the contractor added four work items.
Gig Harbor Real Estate | Inventory rises, but competition keeps prices climbing
May 21, 2025In the first 20 days of May, 42% of pending sales received multiple offers — a sign of strong buyer demand despite tight inventory.
Meet the 2025 Students of Distinction
May 19, 2025The following Students of Distinction are being honored by the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation. Peers, teachers or parents nominate students, who must be a graduating senior at a Peninsula School District school. A panel of community leaders selects students to be honored in one of seven categories: academics; athletics; career and technical excellence; community service;
Library confirms ‘cybersecurity event’ caused outage
May 13, 2025The Pierce County Library system confirmed Tuesday that a “cybersecurity event” caused a multiweek outage affecting services at its branches around the county. The library system sent a letter to patrons acknowledging that “an outside entity gained unauthorized access” to its network. The library discovered the problem on April 21 and took its computer network
About 50 students at Discovery Elementary sick in suspected norovirus outbreak
May 12, 2025About 50 students at Discovery Elementary School are sick in what the Tacoma-Pierce County Health District believes is an outbreak of norovirus. A Peninsula School District statement said school administrators identified a possible problem on Thursday, May 8. By Friday, 50 students were absent or went home early. Norovirus is a highly contagious disease that
Legislature wraps up 2025 session with increases in business, gas taxes
Apr 28, 2025The state’s operating, transportation and capital budgets now go to Gov. Bob Ferguson, who promised to “carefully review” them.
PenLight suffers system-wide outage
Apr 25, 2025PenLight said a mechanical failure in a Tacoma Power system is causing the outage.