Gig Harbor Now reporters stay alert to crimes and emergencies and relay information that allows readers to understand and react to incidents.
The stepped-up burn ban bars things like backyard fire pits and outdoor fireplaces. Barbecues are still OK, as long as they’re not on a combustible surface.
Read More about Burn ban upgraded in unincorporated Pierce County
Gig Harbor firefighters join effort in Spokane
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man arrested for allegedly targeting sharks for social media ‘trophy photos’
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A state Department of Natural Resources helicopter is helping fight the fire on 26th Avenue. It’s the third brush fire near the airport this month.
Read More about Brush fire near Tacoma Narrows Airport contained
Court documents indicate that the suspect pointed a gun at police before directing it toward his own forehead, leading to an assault charge.
Read More about Police arrest suicidal man who delayed traffic on Narrows Bridge
The district’s bond-funded training campus will be open for tours from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24. Here’s what you will see.
Read More about Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One ready to show off its new training tower
Also in this month’s blotter: A high-dollar shoplifting bust, the ‘door kick challenge’ and lots of bad driving.
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He was a former student at Gig Harbor High School, according to Peninsula School District.
Read More about 16-year-old dies in collision near Kopachuck
Sophie Tinney, 27, begged Lars Eugene Nelson to kill her for months before he finally agreed to do it, attorneys wrote in court documents.
Read More about Suspect in Fox Island killing sentenced to 90 months following plea agreement
Saturday was prom night for both Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. It was also the night two unidentified teenagers decided to climb up the Narrows Bridge.
Read More about Local prom-goers were stuck in Tacoma when teens scaled the Narrows Bridge