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At least two companies are looking in to operating indoor pickleball facilities in Gig Harbor, but they haven’t found the right spot yet.
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The state departments of Ecology and Health are leading an effort to determine whether turf can be manufactured without hazardous chemicals.
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Hospitals must submit staffing plans that include a minimum number of employees assigned to be in each unit at each hour of the day.
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The free Summer Lunch Program returns on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting July 8 at these Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula locations.
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The state recorded 25 times more cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in 2024 than in 2023.
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People are invited to experience the new facility for free during a grand-opening celebration on Saturday.
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Aramark takes over the contract from Sodexo starting next fall. Here’s what will be on the menu.
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Washington public health departments will see a slight reduction in state funding for basic services over the next two years, but the severity and local impacts of that loss on the Kitsap Peninsula remains unclear. State legislators reduced spending on Foundational Public Health Services by $24 million over the 2025-2027 budget. Those funds sustain essential
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An EPA grant to the Pierce County health district was eliminated, while the federal Forest Service endured thousands of layoffs.
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Gig Harbor police and firefighters competed to see who would give the most blood during the annual Battle of the Badges on Monday.
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