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

Krishnadasan wins 26th District Senate seat

Nov 05, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

Deb Krishnadasan, an appointed incumbent, now leads the race for state Senate by nearly 2,000 votes.

The ‘Jonny Appleseeds’ of Manila clams and Pacific oysters

Nov 05, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick

A Fish and Wildlife biologist discussed shellfish management efforts last week during the KGI Watershed Council’s annual State of the Watershed meeting.

Gig Harbor Oncologist and Breast Cancer Specialist: Early Cancer Detection Saves Lives

Nov 05, 2025 | By: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Regular screening and early detection are key to the fight against breast cancer.

Gig Harbor Now notice of 2025 annual meeting

Nov 05, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Gig Harbor Now notice of annual meeting

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

Nov 05, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

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.

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

Nov 04, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

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

Peninsula, Gig Harbor advance to state football playoffs

Nov 04, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

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

City holds food drive, encourages donations for families with infants

Nov 04, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick

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