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

Donuts and Pilates: Do they spell a turnaround at Peninsula Shopping Center?

May 28, 2025 | By:

Fusion Donut Café and Club Pilates are moving in to spaces at the Peninsula Shopping Center on Judson Street.

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Federal cuts could hamper wildfire efforts, health district warns

May 27, 2025 | By:

An EPA grant to the Pierce County health district was eliminated, while the federal Forest Service endured thousands of layoffs.

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Cushman dams now produce more history than power for PenLight

May 27, 2025 | By:

The Cushman hydroelectric project once was Peninsula Light Company’s sole source of power. Now it’s just one piece of a much larger energy puzzle. The local power provider and the Cushman dams are historically entwined. Tacoma Power began building its first dam on the north fork of the Skokomish River in 1924. It planned to

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Croatia Day celebrates town’s fishing heritage — and a restored netshed

May 27, 2025 | By: Chapin Day

Croatia Day, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 31, is a chance to learn about Gig Harbor’s Croatian heritage as the historic Skansie Netshed reopens to the public.

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Harbor Happenings | ‘Gig Harbor’s Trailblazing Fisherwomen’ tell their stories

May 27, 2025 | By:

Other events this week include a Civic Orchestra performance, Croatia Day and more.

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Photos: Opening day of the Waterfront Farmers Market

May 23, 2025 | By:

The Waterfront Farmers Market opened Thursday, May 22, 2025.

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Massive hunt for a miniature cow results in Daisy May returning home

May 23, 2025 | By:

Daisy May, a miniature Scottish Highland cow from an Artondale farm, went missing for three days. Social media sleuths and neighbors helped track her down.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor girls second at state

May 22, 2025 | By:

The busiest weekend of the high school sports calendar is upon us, with baseball, fastpitch and soccer state action and district track.

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Peninsula School Board suspends controversial staff expression policy 

May 22, 2025 | By:

The policy said that the district could fire teachers whose online speech “has an adverse impact on district operations.”

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Phone and ballistics evidence linked suspect to home where his father, brother were killed

May 22, 2025 | By:

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office detectives identified Luis Miguel Huitron Campos, 25, as a suspect in the April 8 murders of his father and brother, thanks to cell phone records and ballistics tests.  Pierce County prosecutors charged Huitron Campos, of Lakewood, with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson on Wednesday, May 21,

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