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Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

Medical care at jails gets more expensive as contractors pull out of Washington state

Nov 05, 2025 | By:

Jails routinely get only one or two contract bids because the handful of companies that provide such services are leery of insurance costs and legal liabilities.

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Krishnadasan leads in 26th District; city voters rejecting Cultural Access tax

Nov 04, 2025 | By:

In other results, Stone defeats Woock in a battle of city council incumbents, while Lykins, Leighton and Lantz lead the charter commission races.

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Peninsula, Gig Harbor advance to state football playoffs

Nov 04, 2025 | By:

Gig Harbor defeated Capital, 15-14, while Peninsula upended Bellarmine, 33-13.

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City holds food drive, encourages donations for families with infants

Nov 04, 2025 | By:

The only way babies can eat is if they have access to breast milk or formula. Without either, they will starve. Now, thousands of families in Gig Harbor and around Pierce County who rely on the federal government’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program face the possibility that they won’t be able to feed their

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Harbor Happenings | Honor veterans on Tuesday

Nov 04, 2025 | By:

The Gig Harbor Veterans Day celebration is at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Vintage Aero Museum.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Meet the Swede who pioneered flight on the peninsula

Nov 03, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

Gustav Stromer likely built the first “aeroplane” in the Gig Harbor area, though he shipped it to Tacoma before it took off.

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Help us tell Gig Harbor’s story during NewsMatch

Nov 03, 2025 | By: Dave Martens

Your donations are matched during the months of November and December through the Institute for Nonprofit News’ NewsMatch campaign.

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City considering increase in utility rates for next five years

Nov 02, 2025 | By:

City officials say utility rates must increase to account for capital projects and an increase in cost to provide those services.

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Turnout looks low as general election approaches

Nov 02, 2025 | By:

Ballots must be either postmarked or placed in a drop box by Tuesday, Nov. 4, to count in this fall’s election.

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State to fund food banks during suspension of SNAP benefits

Oct 31, 2025 | By:

Ferguson ordered the state to send $2.2 million per week to food banks as long as SNAP benefits are not available.

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