News

Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

Sports Beat | Local wrestlers among the state’s best

Jan 09, 2026 | By: Dennis Browne

The Peninsula girls wrestling team is once again ranked No. 1 in the state.

Couple of Scoops will bring ice cream and opportunity to Olympic Village

Jan 09, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

Couple of Scoops, expected to open in May, will employ special-needs adults and sell all varieties of ice cream and candy.

Two In Tow & On The Go | Our Knight In No Armor

Jan 09, 2026 | By: Tonya Strickland

A New Year’s Day visit to the Olalla Polar Plunge brings cold water, community spirit, a lost bottle, and an unexpected hero.

Local legislators offer bleak assessment of upcoming session

Jan 08, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

At the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative send-off, local lawmakers didn’t sound optimistic about the 2026 session that starts Monday.

‘Push-in’ ceremony celebrates arrival of new ambulance

Jan 08, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

It’s a fire service tradition to push new apparatus in to the station, as firefighters did ‘before we had reverse on the transmission.’

Vehicle crashes into building at Uptown

Jan 06, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Several people sustained injuries when a vehicle crashed into a business at the Uptown Shopping Center Tuesday afternoon.

Flu cases rise as public health experts study new strain

Jan 06, 2026 | By: Conor Wilson

Flu cases routinely increase in the weeks after the holidays, but a new mutation called Subclade K could cause a ‘pretty severe influenza season.’

Nonprofit seeks donations amid dangerously low supply of some critical blood types

Jan 06, 2026 | By: Conor Wilson

Bloodworks Northwest is asking people — especially those with Type O Blood critical for trauma care — to schedule donation appointments to restore supplies.