Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Couple of Scoops, expected to open in May, will employ special-needs adults and sell all varieties of ice cream and candy.
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A New Year’s Day visit to the Olalla Polar Plunge brings cold water, community spirit, a lost bottle, and an unexpected hero.
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At the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative send-off, local lawmakers didn’t sound optimistic about the 2026 session that starts Monday.
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It’s a fire service tradition to push new apparatus in to the station, as firefighters did ‘before we had reverse on the transmission.’
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Several people sustained injuries when a vehicle crashed into a business at the Uptown Shopping Center Tuesday afternoon.
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Flu cases routinely increase in the weeks after the holidays, but a new mutation called Subclade K could cause a ‘pretty severe influenza season.’
Read More about Flu cases rise as public health experts study new strain
Bloodworks Northwest is asking people — especially those with Type O Blood critical for trauma care — to schedule donation appointments to restore supplies.
Read More about Nonprofit seeks donations amid dangerously low supply of some critical blood types
Events involving art, music and books are on the horizon as we begin 2026.
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Also: Watch out for scammers claiming to be from Apple or your credit union.
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Jurors found Jordan Roy Henderson guilty of abusing his students at the school in Lakebay. Sentencing is scheduled for April.
Read More about Jury finds former elementary school teacher guilty of molesting former students