4.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Gig Harbor area
Sep 29, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffSocial media users reported feeling the quake as far away as Seattle and Olympia.
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City planning for reduction in sales tax revenue
Sep 29, 2026 | By: Carolyn BickDue to the state government’s ongoing budget shortfall, the city is bracing for losing $465,000 to $930,000 in sales tax revenue.
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Three Peninsula High staff members placed on administrative leave
Sep 29, 2026 | By: Christina T HenryThe staff members are on administrative leave “pending an investigation,” but the district said it is “unable” to answer questions.
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Harbor Happenings | Scarecrow Festival launches us into fall
Sep 29, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonPenMet’s Scarecrow Festival, the Downtown Waterfront Alliance’s Sip and Stroll and the first Pier Into the Night are all Saturday.
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More Tacoma Narrows Bridge lane closures coming this month
Sep 28, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe two left lanes of the westbound (toward Gig Harbor) bridge will close for most of Saturday, Oct. 3. Later this month, a larger repair project will require two weeks of around-the-clock lane closure.
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‘Man or Mountain,’ ‘Radioheart’ each win two Gig Harbor Film Festival awards
Sep 28, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe 2026 Gig Harbor Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday, Sept. 27. These films won awards during the four-day celebration of independent films.
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Gig Harbor’s Truebenbach qualifies for SUP world championships
Sep 28, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffTruebenbach, 17, swept three events at nationals and is fundraising to attend the world championships in Italy in October.
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Cranes crowd the Harbor for work on Homeport and other projects
Sep 25, 2026 | By: Chapin DayPreliminary work on the Commercial Fishing Homeport includes removing an old dock at Ancich Park and improving a city storm drain near The Tides.
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Sports Beat | Local teams earn first girls soccer wins
Sep 24, 2026 | By: Dennis BrowneBrooklyn Mays scored a hat trick to lead Peninsula, while a trio of freshmen contributed goals for Gig Harbor.
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Fox Island Bridge open house focuses on Towhead Island and proposed roundabout
Sep 24, 2026 | By: Ted KenneyTowhead Island, a barely noticeable landmass on the Fox Island side of the span, would become inaccessible under one scenario the county is considering.
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