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Our interview with Sheriff Keith Swank touched on sanctuary cities, January 6, Nancy Pelosi and his previous statements, which he has said were purposefully provocative.
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Phase 1B of the Gig Harbor Sports Complex is nearly complete – and it has a name. The Gig Harbor City Council voted 6-1 on Monday, April 28, to name the park in honor of Doris Heritage. Heritage, a Peninsula High alumna, ran in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, is a member of the U.
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The city Design Review Board asked developers to back off a request to reduce buffers but approved use of up to 60,000 cubic yards of fill material.
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The state’s operating, transportation and capital budgets now go to Gov. Bob Ferguson, who promised to “carefully review” them.
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Six volunteers in the police department’s COPS (or Citizens Offering Police Support) program help keep commissioned officers on the street.
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A 2023 state law required cities to change regulations governing accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. Here’s what Gig Harbor’s proposed law will say.
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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, which owns both hospitals on the Kitsap Peninsula, is bracing for the fallout from Washington’s multi-billion dollar budget deficit and the impacts it could have across its network of Puget Sound hospitals. State hospitals have lost millions of dollars and struggled to regain profitability since the pandemic. Now, they estimate they
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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.
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Few new amenities are planned, but some might be moved around and there will be smoother flow among them.
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All three Fox Island Bridge alternatives presented Tuesday would require taking five to 10 properties at a cost of $9-12 million and feature a roundabout at the Warren Drive end. The cheapest option would cost at least $209 million.
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