Fourth of July forecast: Hot and dry with a chance of fireworks
Jul 01, 2025 | By: Vince DiceFireworks can be discharged from 10 a.m. to midnight in unincorporated Pierce County; they are banned entirely in Gig Harbor city limits.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man charged with drive-by shooting in Olalla
Jul 01, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe suspect reportedly “bragged” about the shooting on a social media app and posted Ring camera footage of deputies looking for him at his house.
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Harbor Happenings | Time to start searching for Round Rock entries
Jul 01, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Harbor History Museum will accept Round Rocks Contest submissions later this month, but it’s not to early to start looking for them.
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | The lost machinist
Jun 30, 2025 | By: Greg SpadoniAlbert Fleuss, a machinist whose work was critical to Gig Harbor’s early fishing fleet, deserves the same recognition as his successor.
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Behind The Finds, Part 6: Don Wolford and his three-piece suits
Jun 30, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandIn the early 1900s when Tacoma was still figuring out what kind of city to be, Don Wolford knew exactly who he was. He became a longtime Tacoma businessman, married his longtime girlfriend, had a child and scored a beachfront property.
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City honors retired police chief Busey
Jun 30, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonKelly Busey retired last week after 34 years with the department, including 12 as chief.
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Photos | Gig Harbor Garden Tour showcases flood of floral elegance
Jun 29, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickPhotos by Carolyn Bick from the Gig Harbor Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28.
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Expanded hospital staffing law begins to go into effect
Jun 26, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonHospitals must submit staffing plans that include a minimum number of employees assigned to be in each unit at each hour of the day.
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Gig Harbor Garden Tour is this weekend; here’s what you’ll see
Jun 26, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonTake a look inside the seven Gig Harbor-area gardens that are part of this year’s tour.
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Aviation Academy in Peninsula School District gets $179,000 from Legislature
Jun 25, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe new funding will expand access to field experience, industry site visits and additional program opportunities that connect classroom learning to real world careers.
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