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Kitsap County and contractor NaphCare agreed to pay the family $2.75 million to settle the lawsuit that accused them of negligence contributing to the death of a 34-year-old man at the jail.
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The legislation would bar local jurisdictions from enforcing camping bans, unless they provide “adequate” shelter beds. State Rep. Adison Richards, D-Gig Harbor, voted against it.
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It was the second pediatric flu death in Washington state this season.
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BloodworksNW, a blood bank in Silverdale, issued a Code Red. That indicates that the region has only a one- to two-days supply of critical blood types and platelets.
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The Far North, a grief and wellness venture, provides support for grieving people in general and specifically for those who lost a family member to a homicide.
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Washingtonians who purchase health insurance through the state exchange are paying more after Congress eliminated a health care tax credit. Many just dropped insurance.
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Tessa and Jack Lindley organized a drive to help families with babies in the NICU, or neonatal intensive care unit, at St. Joe’s in Tacoma.
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As the nonprofit marks its 50th anniversary, Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH honors the hundreds of volunteers who make the organization’s work possible.
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The decision puts up a roadblock on plans for six new buildings on the property in rural Gig Harbor. Kensington Gardens appealed it.
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The Rural Health Transformation Program was part of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year. Health care leaders say it’s not enough.
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