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Overnight lane closures are planned for the Purdy Bridge July 7 and 8; daytime lane closures will hit the westbound Narrows Bridge July 7 through 10.
Read More about Lane closures expected on two bridges during week of July 7
Pierce County had 3,568 evictions in 2024, a 22% jump from the prior year. Evictions were up 33% from pre-pandemic levels.
Read More about Evictions spike in Pierce County, around the state
The state departments of Ecology and Health are leading an effort to determine whether turf can be manufactured without hazardous chemicals.
Read More about State program examines alternatives to problematic chemicals in artificial turf, other products
Limuel B. Forgey III grew up poor and was the first person in his family to attend college. Now, the Gig Harbor resident is the general director of the Tacoma Opera, which is staging Wagner’s Das Rheingold in October.
Read More about From no car radio to European stages: A chat with Tacoma Opera general director Limuel Forgey
Fireworks can be discharged from 10 a.m. to midnight in unincorporated Pierce County; they are banned entirely in Gig Harbor city limits.
Read More about Fourth of July forecast: Hot and dry with a chance of fireworks
The suspect reportedly “bragged” about the shooting on a social media app and posted Ring camera footage of deputies looking for him at his house.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man charged with drive-by shooting in Olalla
The Harbor History Museum will accept Round Rocks Contest submissions later this month, but it’s not to early to start looking for them.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Time to start searching for Round Rock entries
Albert Fleuss, a machinist whose work was critical to Gig Harbor’s early fishing fleet, deserves the same recognition as his successor.
Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | The lost machinist
In 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.
Read More about Behind The Finds, Part 6: Don Wolford and his three-piece suits
Kelly Busey retired last week after 34 years with the department, including 12 as chief.
Read More about City honors retired police chief Busey