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A driver experiencing a medical emergency may have contributed to the collision.
Read More about Two dead in collision at corner of Soundview and Grandview
The relay team had not run together in a single regular-season event because of various outside obligations and illnesses.
Read More about Sports Beat | Gig Harbor 4×100 relay wins a state championship
Emily Randall, the Bremerton Democrat elected last fall to represent the Sixth Congressional District, says she’s “trying to learn this new job while I navigate all this chaos.”
Read More about Rep. Randall settling in to her new role in a very unsettled Washington, D.C.
Other topics were discussed, but it was discussion of a new bridge that drew 200 people to Fox Island’s Heart Church.
Read More about Bridge talk attracts crowd to Fox Island county council meeting
Also: A convenience store customer who doesn’t take rejection well and disruptions caused by someone huffing aerosol cans.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man arrested on suspicion of robbery after shoplifting while carrying a knife
Peninsula Light board member Paul Alvestad says the organization is planning a new administration building that is “overpriced by millions.”
Read More about PenLight CEO sued by board member, who calls for ratepayer vote on new HQ building
Two high school band performances are this week, followed by a Harbor Winds concert on Sunday, June 8.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Music in the air at Gig Harbor High
The Maritime Gig Festival is Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. Here’s everything you need to know for the Grand Parade, Blessing of the Fleet and more.
Read More about 2025 Maritime Gig Festival: Here’s what you need to know
Our previous Gig Harbor Now and Then column featured two questions of local history, both concerning Gig Harbor’s commercial fishing fleet. They are: Of all the men and women who worked on Gig Harbor commercial fishing boats, from 1868 to the present day, who was the best known during their time on a boat? Of all
Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | A nationally famous Gig Harbor fishing boat worker
The festival on Saturday celebrated Gig Harbor’s Croatian heritage and the refurbished and reopened Skansie Netshed.
Read More about Croatia Day treats attendees to music, dance, and a newly opened netshed