Three candidates – Democrat Adison Richards and Republicans Jesse Young and Jim Henderson – are running to replace freshman Rep. Spencer Hutchins for the 26th Legislative District’s Position 1 in the House of Representatives. Hutchins, a Gig Harbor Republican, did not seek re-election this year, citing concerns about his ability to provide for his family
Gig Harbor Now asked 26th Legislative District candidates to write answers to five election-related questions. Their unedited answers appear below. Jesse Young What steps should the state take to combat homelessness? As a youth, I grew up homeless on the Hilltop streets of Tacoma. Having tasted the fear and anxiety, and to be quite candid,
Photos from Chalk the Harbor on Saturday, July 20, 2024, on Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor. Click on any photo below to view them as a gallery.
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department reported finding human remains along a creek near the Purdy Park and Ride on July 10. A passer-by found the remains and called for law enforcement. Deputies arrived at
If a planned merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons goes forward, the combined company would divest itself of two stores in Gig Harbor. The companies last year announced a plan to divest some stores if the merger wins regulatory approval and survives legal challenges. But they had not indicated which stores would be divested
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Reginald Anderson-Taylor as the man shot and killed at a home on Ray Nash Drive on June 26. Anderson-Taylor was a 39-year-old Gig Harbor resident. The Medical Examiner’s Office said he died of a gunshot wound to the torso and ruled the death a homicide. Pierce County prosecutors
Here’s what you need to know about the Fourth of July in the Gig Harbor area: Weather forecast The National Weather Service forecast for the Gig Harbor area calls for sunny skies and high temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s on July 3 and 4. Temperatures could hit the 90s by the weekend.
Pierce County prosecutors charged Melissa Dawn Wells, 34, with a count of second-degree murder and a count of first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of her 39-year-old boyfriend on June 26 on Ray Nash Drive in Gig Harbor. Documents filed with Pierce County Superior Court indicate that Wells “seemed to be in a psychosis (disconnected
Pierce County plans to build a large solar power array at the old Purdy landfill, paid for by a $2.3 million grant from the state Department of Commerce. The grant comes from proceeds from the 2021 Climate Commitment Act. The law created a cap-and-invest program designed to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The Pierce County Planning
Pierce County prosecutors charged Gig Harbor resident Jordan Roy Henderson with three additional counts of first-degree child molestation, according to Superior Court documents. Prosecutors entered the new charges against the Evergreen Elementary School teacher on Wednesday, June 26. Documents indicate that a new victim came forward after Henderson was initially charged in April. Henderson remains free
