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

Peninsula School District to eliminate 40 non-teaching positions

Mar 24, 2023 | By:

The Peninsula School Board on Thursday approved a plan to cut $12 million from next school year’s budget by eliminating 40 staff positions, none of them teachers. The district needs

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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor leads league, Peninsula in second

Mar 24, 2023 | By:

The Gig Harbor boys soccer team reeled off five straight wins to start the season, including a crucial 2-1 victory over South Sound Conference power Central Kitsap on Thursday, March

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Man in ‘manic state’ hits people outside library

Mar 24, 2023 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A 26-year-old Gig Harbor man, who appeared to be experiencing a mental health or

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Two in Tow & On the Go: Megalodon at Point Defiance, a PNW tradition

Mar 24, 2023 | By:

Last year, Clara, Wyatt, and I stumbled upon a much-loved tradition that locals have been carrying out for decades.

And now that we know, it’s one we’re adopting forever.

There we were, at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, just walking down the path (with Wyatt running 10 feet ahead) toward the Asian Forest Sanctuary, ready to check out some big ‘ol tigers  — when wham! Giant shark teeth appeared in our periphery. 

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State Patrol asks for help in ID’ing people involved in Highway 16 crash

Mar 23, 2023 | By:

Washington State Patrol detectives are asking for help in identifying a man who fled the scene of a collision Wednesday, March 22, on Highway 16 near Highway 302 — or

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Captain Seahawk slashes lunch debt at Peninsula High School

Mar 23, 2023 | By:

The $6,000 donation was one of several items deemed routine business. The gift “to pay off delinquent lunch accounts” at Peninsula High School was accepted without discussion or debate as

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Westbound Highway 16 closed while police search for crash suspect

Mar 22, 2023 | By:

A wrong-way driver hit a car head-on near the Pierce-Kitsap county line and fled into the woods.

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Gig Harbor’s Wurlitzer Manor hits all the right notes

Mar 22, 2023 | By:

From the street, there’s no clue of what lies behind the wall of evergreens. Even from the water, the only unusual thing visible is the multi-level deck that spans the

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Pierce County asking public to weigh in on flood plan

Mar 22, 2023 | By:

Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula residents might be interested in coastal flooding that will be included for the first time in the new plan.

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Harbor Happenings: Sharks of Salish Sea exhibit at Harbor WildWatch

Mar 21, 2023 | By:

Sharks have invaded Harbor WildWatch. Sharks species from around the world, including all 14 species of sharks found in the Salish Sea, are featured in a new exhibit through June

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