Community

Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.

Local legislators offer bleak assessment of upcoming session

Jan 08, 2026 | By:

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.

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‘Push-in’ ceremony celebrates arrival of new ambulance

Jan 08, 2026 | By:

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

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Vehicle crashes into building at Uptown

Jan 06, 2026 | By:

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

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Flu cases rise as public health experts study new strain

Jan 06, 2026 | By:

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

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

Jan 06, 2026 | By:

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

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Harbor Happenings | An artistic start to the New Year

Jan 06, 2026 | By:

Events involving art, music and books are on the horizon as we begin 2026.

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Don’t like the roundabout? Just drive through the middle

Jan 05, 2026 | By:

Also: Watch out for scammers claiming to be from Apple or your credit union.

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Jury finds former elementary school teacher guilty of molesting former students

Jan 05, 2026 | By:

Jurors found Jordan Roy Henderson guilty of abusing his students at the school in Lakebay. Sentencing is scheduled for April.

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2026 is here. These are the stories we expect to be covering this year

Jan 02, 2026 | By:

2026 will bring a Peninsula School District levy request, progress on parks projects and some high-profile road projects.

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Editor’s column | These stories were the most popular with our readers in 2025

Dec 30, 2025 | By:

In the Internet era, we take a readership survey every time we post a story. These 10 articles were the big winners in 2025.

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