2024 Maritime Gig Festival: Here’s what you need to know
May 28, 2024The 2024 Maritime Gig Festival is Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, in Gig Harbor. Here’s what you need to know.
Photo gallery | 2024 Memorial Day ceremony
May 27, 2024At least 200 people turned out to honor the fallen during the 2024 Memorial Day ceremony at Haven of Rest Funeral Home in Gig Harbor on Monday, May 27. The ceremony included a prayer for soldiers killed during wartime, a Cruisers Club car show, live music and free hot dogs. Graves of veterans at the
Judge sentences man to more than 17 years in prison for 2020 murder of his neighbor
May 21, 2024A Pierce County Superior Court judge on Monday sentenced Mark Allen Erisman, 61, to more than 17 years in prison for the Oct. 4, 2020, murder of Diane Perron at her home on Valley View Drive in Gig Harbor. Erisman pleaded guilty under an agreement between Pierce County prosecutors and his public defender, Kelsey H.
Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man injured when van hits retaining wall
May 17, 2024A 41-year-old Gig Harbor man, whose identification showed him to be originally from Ireland, ended up in the hospital early on May 12 after his white van ran into a retaining wall on Point Fosdick Drive. Officers found the man inside the van at about 1 a.m. that day. He had sustained a head wound
Commercial Fishing Homeport construction won’t start this year
May 15, 2024Construction of Gig Harbor’s Commercial Fishing Homeport project will not begin until July 2025 at the earliest, city Public Works Director Jeff Langhelm told the city council on Monday, May 13. The homeport at Ancich Park has been planned since 2013 and is considered crucial to Gig Harbor’s commercial fishing industry. But obtaining approval for
26th District House seat draws a crowded field of candidates
May 10, 2024Several candidates filed to run for the 26th Legislative District House of Representatives position currently held by Michelle Caldier on Friday, May 10, the final day of filing week. Caldier, running for a sixth term in Olympia, is challenged by one fellow Republican, two Democrats and an independent. All except Caldier and independent Joshua Smith
Car hits teen skateboarder on Hunt Street
May 03, 2024A newer black Mercedes SUV hit a 15-year-old skateboarder near the intersection of Hunt Street and Skansie Avenue around 7 a.m. Friday, May 3. The teen suffered a concussion and rash-related injuries, according to the Gig Harbor Police Department. A GHPD social media post said: “This may have been an intentional act.” Officer believe the
Candidate filing for 2024 election begins next week
May 02, 2024Political candidates can formally file to run for office in the 2024 election starting next week. But plenty of would-be officeholders have already declared their campaigns and begun raising money. David Olson, a Peninsula School Board member, is running for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Three candidates seek a seat in the Legislature being vacated
Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Suspect in bicycle theft fights with officers
May 01, 2024Gig Harbor officers and Pierce County deputies arrested a 35-year-old University Place man on suspicion of stealing an electric bicycle following a fight in which deputies say the suspect tried to reach for their firearms.
Gig Harbor voters overwhelmingly rejecting property tax proposal
Apr 23, 2024Gig Harbor voters soundly rejected a proposal to increase property taxes inside city limits. Preliminary vote totals released by the Pierce County Elections Office on Tuesday, April 23, show 69% (2,379 votes) against the proposed increase and 31% (1,069) in favor of it. The elections office will post updated vote totals at 4 p.m. Wednesday.