Federal cuts could hamper wildfire efforts, health district warns
May 27, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonAn EPA grant to the Pierce County health district was eliminated, while the federal Forest Service endured thousands of layoffs.
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Trading jabs during the Battle of the Badges
May 20, 2025 | By: Marsha HartGig 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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State health care leaders criticize Republicans’ Medicaid plan
May 16, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonMedicaid, the state-federal insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities, is a critical revenue source for all hospitals.
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Hospitals’ financial outlook improves, but local health care industry still operating in the red
May 14, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonReimbursement rates are down, Medicaid funding is in question and recent state budget changes could hurt hospitals’ bottom lines.
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About 50 students at Discovery Elementary sick in suspected norovirus outbreak
May 12, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffAbout 50 students at Discovery Elementary School are sick in what the Tacoma-Pierce County Health District believes is an outbreak of norovirus. A Peninsula School District statement said school administrators identified a possible problem on Thursday, May 8. By Friday, 50 students were absent or went home early. Norovirus is a highly contagious disease that
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St. Anthony owner expands partnership with Seattle Children’s Hospital
May 12, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe expanded partnership will reduce the amount of travel for patients and eliminate barriers to quality care, the company said.
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Joel’s Law advocates seek expansion of law governing involuntary mental health treatment
May 07, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe parents of the man for whom Joel’s Law is named want it to allow friends to ask a judge to require involuntary treatment.
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YMCA, city break ground on playing fields at new sports complex
May 05, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichConstruction should begin within two weeks on two synthetic-turfed, lighted fields and be completed by December.
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Gig Harbor mom, gymnastics coach recovering from ruptured brain aneurysm
Apr 29, 2025 | By: Marsha HartAimee Hentschell, a single mother of three who coaches at a private gym in Kent, is doing well but faces a long road to full recovery.
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PenMet recreation center opening July 1
Apr 24, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffA soft opening will occur in June, along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 17 and grand opening celebration on June 21.
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