Federal cuts could hamper wildfire efforts, health district warns
May 27, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonAn EPA grant to the Pierce County health district was eliminated, while the federal Forest Service endured thousands of layoffs.
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Cushman dams now produce more history than power for PenLight
May 27, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe Cushman hydroelectric project once was Peninsula Light Company’s sole source of power. Now it’s just one piece of a much larger energy puzzle. The local power provider and the Cushman dams are historically entwined. Tacoma Power began building its first dam on the north fork of the Skokomish River in 1924. It planned to
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Croatia Day celebrates town’s fishing heritage — and a restored netshed
May 27, 2025 | By: Chapin DayCroatia Day, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 31, is a chance to learn about Gig Harbor’s Croatian heritage as the historic Skansie Netshed reopens to the public.
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Harbor Happenings | ‘Gig Harbor’s Trailblazing Fisherwomen’ tell their stories
May 27, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonOther events this week include a Civic Orchestra performance, Croatia Day and more.
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Photos: Opening day of the Waterfront Farmers Market
May 23, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe Waterfront Farmers Market opened Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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Massive hunt for a miniature cow results in Daisy May returning home
May 23, 2025 | By: Marsha HartDaisy May, a miniature Scottish Highland cow from an Artondale farm, went missing for three days. Social media sleuths and neighbors helped track her down.
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor girls second at state
May 22, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneThe busiest weekend of the high school sports calendar is upon us, with baseball, fastpitch and soccer state action and district track.
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Peninsula School Board suspends controversial staff expression policy
May 22, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryThe policy said that the district could fire teachers whose online speech “has an adverse impact on district operations.”
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Phone and ballistics evidence linked suspect to home where his father, brother were killed
May 22, 2025 | By: Vince DicePierce County Sheriff’s Office detectives identified Luis Miguel Huitron Campos, 25, as a suspect in the April 8 murders of his father and brother, thanks to cell phone records and ballistics tests. Pierce County prosecutors charged Huitron Campos, of Lakewood, with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson on Wednesday, May 21,
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Kopachuck State Park reopening in early August
May 21, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe reopening date was pushed back a few weeks because the contractor added four work items.
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