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

Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Driver offered a homemade license during traffic stop

Feb 13, 2025 | By:

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. Gig Harbor Police cited a 52-year-old man for obstructing an investigation after he refused to answer questions or exit his vehicle on the morning of Feb. 8. An officer spotted the man driving on Kimball

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Volunteers gather to count the peninsula’s hard-to-find homeless population

Feb 13, 2025 | By:

Getting a reliable count of people experiencing homelessness is difficult anywhere. On the Gig Harbor-Key Peninsula, it is even more arduous.

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City complies with legislation setting guidelines for processing building permits

Feb 13, 2025 | By:

The new law requires the city to process certain permit applications within established timeframes — but some issues can “stop the clock.”

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Gig Harbor astrophotography students capture stunning images of deep-space nebula 

Feb 12, 2025 | By:

Students in Eric Wolgemuth’s astrophysics class spent hours this past semester in the parking lot of Gig Harbor High School training a powerful telescope on objects thousands of light years away. Using an array of sophisticated equipment and software, they produced stunning images of deep-space nebula. Their image of the North American Nebula, which is

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Rick Bleiweiss still rocking and writing after move to Heron’s Key

Feb 12, 2025 | By:

The new Gig Harbor resident spent a career being creative in the music and publishing industries. He’s not stopping now.

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Western Flyer relics go to auction this week

Feb 11, 2025 | By: Chapin Day

Relics from the boat made famous by a Steinbeck book, discovered by a Wauna man, go on sale on Thursday in an internet auction.

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Harbor Happenings | Warm up with some Chowder on Feb. 15

Feb 11, 2025 | By:

The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Chowder Social, with dishes prepared by top local chefs, is Saturday at the Vintage Aero Museum.

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Police arrest teen suspect in December purse-snatchings

Feb 10, 2025 | By:

The 16-year-old suspect lives in Federal Way and is also suspected of other robberies in Bellevue and King County.

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Bill would make it easier for corrections officers to be covered for PTSD

Feb 10, 2025 | By:

Corrections officers die by suicide at higher rates than police, yet have largely been excluded from expansions in mental health treatment for first responders.

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