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

74-bed tower now open at Silverdale hospital

Dec 12, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

The new tower will ease pressure in the emergency room and expand access to specialty care at St. Michael Medical Center.

Gorst culvert projects will delay drivers starting next spring

Dec 11, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

The Washington State Department of Transportation announced plans to remove several culverts in Gorst and Port Orchard, projects which will cause traffic headaches for drivers headed to and from Kitsap County. Construction on the projects will begin next spring, WSDOT announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. WSDOT announced five culvert-replacement projects. Two will impact drivers traveling between

Local athletes honored with MVP, all-conference honors

Dec 11, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Nora Sutherland and Karin Heikkila won division MVP awards in soccer, Kaitlyn LaTendresse and Lee Gjertsons shared swimming MVP honors, and more.

County Council plans to meet Sheriff’s Department staffing request once union negotiations wrap up

Dec 10, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick

The council did not fund any new deputy positions, but it plans to once the county and the deputies guild agree on a new contract.

Hybrid ER-urgent care opens in Port Orchard

Dec 10, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

Virginia Mason Franciscan hopes the hybrid facility will relieve pressure on St. Anthony in Gig Harbor and St. Michael in Silverdale.

Pothole forces lane Dec. 13 lane closures on westbound Narrows Bridge

Dec 09, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

WSDOT will close two lanes of the bridge to Gig Harbor-bound drivers to repair a pothole on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Harbor Happenings | Lighted Boat Parade brightens the harbor

Dec 09, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The Lighted Boat Parade, one of Gig Harbor’s best-loved holiday traditions, starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.

Katrinka Finkelsplatt limps out of the harbor

Dec 08, 2025 | By: Chapin Day

When the Katrina Finkelsplatt changed hands recently, the only people happier than the buyer and the seller were local police, environmental advocates and waterfront property owners.

It takes a village to raise a Christmas tree

Dec 08, 2025 | By: Marsha Hart

The city of Gig Harbor’s Christmas tree has roots at Joint Base Lewis McChord and in a community’s desire to celebrate the holiday.

Two in Tow & On The Go | Shopping for a wish

Dec 05, 2025 | By: Tonya Strickland

Do the tags on the Gig Harbor Lions Club Giving Trees represent real wishes? We share our experience.

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