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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor golfers sweep at Gamble Sands Invitational

Apr 17, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Also this week: Gig Harbor girls water polo avenges an earlier loss and local schools split a rivalry track meet.

Council likely to name first phase of Sports Complex after Doris Brown Heritage

Apr 17, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The City Council voted to name the new park after a Peninsula High graduate who ran in the Olympics twice and won many national championships.

Bill would make it harder for insurance companies to deny mental health treatment

Apr 16, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

The legislation, awaiting Gov. Bob Ferguson’s signature, requires insurance companies to follow transparent criteria when making determinations about mental health and substance abuse treatments.

Medical Examiner’s Office identifies one of two victims found after 14th Avenue fire

Apr 15, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Oliverio Huitron-Rosalez as one of the two people found dead following an April 8 fire on 14th Avenue NW near Gig Harbor. Huitron-Rosalez was 64 years old. The Medical Examiner’s office listed cause and manner of death as “pending.” It is not clear from the Medical Examiner’s brief

Hospitals wary of potential cuts to Medicaid

Apr 15, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

Republicans in Congress want to aggressively cut the budget, and health care leaders fear they will trim Medicaid — which could devastate rural hospitals.

Rabbit Haven wants you to love bunny rabbits … but not necessarily get one as a pet

Apr 15, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick

Rabbit Haven hosts its Spring Thing fundraiser and educational event the week before Easter. And that’s no coincidence.

Harbor Happenings | Easter egg hunts at Uptown, Sehmel and elsewhere

Apr 15, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The annual Easter egg hunt at Uptown Gig Harbor is from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19. Dozens of eggs will be hidden (in plain sight) in the courtyard between Soma and Chicos. PenMet Parks’ Spring Egg Hunt is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Sehmel Homestead Park, 10123 78th Ave. The

Peninsula School District shuffles some principals; many parents and staff are not happy

Apr 14, 2025 | By: Christina T Henry

The district says the principal changes will bring fresh perspectives into schools and will help leaders grow. Many parents and staff say they felt “blindsided.”

Sports Beat | Gig Harbor soccer rallies to tie Bellarmine

Apr 13, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Gig Harbor sophomore Jackson Powell scored on a corner kick with less than two minutes remaining to secure the tie for the Tides.

Deputies seek footage from vicinity of house where bodies were found following fire

Apr 11, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

Investigators specifically want footage from between 7:15 and 8:15 p.m. on the night of Tuesday, April 8, on 14th Avenue NW and 160th Street SE.

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