Happy to be alive, Meissner family recovering from devastating house fire
Apr 22, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichA GoFundMe account has been set up to help Uwe, Gunda and Mark Meissner cope until they can rebuild on the Artondale site.
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Prosecutors charge 29-year-old Fox Island man in shooting death of girlfriend
Apr 22, 2025 | By: Vince DicePierce County prosecutors on Tuesday charged Lars Eugene Nelson, 29, with fatally shooting his girlfriend at a home on Fox Island on Sunday, April 20. Prosecutors charged Nelson with second degree murder in Pierce County Superior Court. Charging documents indicate the 27-year-old woman, who is identified only by initials, died of multiple gunshot wounds to the
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Medical examiner identifies second victim found following fire on 14th Avenue
Apr 22, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Alejandro Huitron Campos, 31, of Gig Harbor as one of two people found dead following the fire on April 8.
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State’s solution to its budget deficit could cost hospitals millions of dollars
Apr 22, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonVirginia Mason Franciscan Health, which owns both hospitals on the Kitsap Peninsula, is bracing for the fallout from Washington’s multi-billion dollar budget deficit and the impacts it could have across its network of Puget Sound hospitals. State hospitals have lost millions of dollars and struggled to regain profitability since the pandemic. Now, they estimate they
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Gig Harbor Knowledge Bowl team wins state championship
Apr 22, 2025 | By: Marsha HartIt’s the first time Gig Harbor won the academic competition, in only its third year of competing at state.
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Harbor Happenings | Paddlers Cup, Dragon Boats are on the water this weekend
Apr 22, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGig Harbor’s status as The Maritime City will be highlighted this weekend at the 12th annual Paddlers Cup at Skansie Park. The two-day event features individual races for kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards and surfskis. The Inner Harbor Races on Saturday, April 26, features races of various lengths for all ages and skill levels, including competitive
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All hands on deck for Harbor History Museum’s new Maritime Gallery
Apr 21, 2025 | By: Chapin DayWith just days remaining until April 26, Harbor History Museum staff and volunteers are scrambling, often working behind a blue curtain. For the past two months, the dense fabric has barred public access to some museum favorites. The curtain opens this weekend, when the museum stages a grand opening of its new Maritime Gallery. The
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Notable scoundrels of the peninsula
Apr 21, 2025 | By: Greg SpadoniBenjamin Pardee, whose many swindles included selliong fish oil on Fox Island, was a real snake-oil salesman.
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder at Fox Island home
Apr 21, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffDeputies found a 27-year-old woman dead at a home on Fox Drive. They arrested a 29-year-old man, who called in the death as a suicide.
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Being Neighborly | Community steps up to the plate for softball player
Apr 17, 2025 | By: Marsha HartWhen a local fastpitch softball player’s gear went missing, the community stepped up to keep her in the game.
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