Victims begin recoveries from back-to-back house fires
Jul 12, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichGofundme accounts have been opened and people are uniting to help two women who recently lost their homes — and a father — to house fires.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Officer Tases suspect following assault
Jul 06, 2023 | By: Vince DicePolice arrested a 26-year-old Gig Harbor man on suspicion of assault, resisting arrest and for an outstanding warrant following an incident on Saturday, July 1, on Hunt Street. The suspect, who officers wrote suffers from mental illness, fought with a man walking his dog along the road. He also threatened to assault a woman, who
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City, county step up fireworks restrictions amid increased fire risk
Jun 30, 2023 | By: Vince DiceThe 4th of July season is typically a busy one for Katie Bennett, but not so much this year. Bennett, the Gig Harbor High School girls soccer coach, usually spends the last days of June and the first of July running a fireworks stand with her players. But a city of Gig Harbor ban on
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Firefighters monitor site of Highway 16 fire amid dry conditions
Jun 26, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichGig Harbor Fire and Medic One spent Monday monitoring the site of a wildfire that spread along Highway 16 on Sunday, June 25, and threatened nearby buildings. The cause of the fire was not immediately available. One person was treated for smoke inhalation. A dog was badly burned and its owner is raising funds for
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Brush fire breaks out along stretch of Highway 16
Jun 25, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichThe fire Sunday afternoon along the right side of eastbound Highway 16 attracted a heavy response and back up traffic for miles.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Mom confronts man who disciplined her son at party
Jun 23, 2023 | By: Vince DiceEditor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A mom told told police that another child’s dad grabbed her 6-year-old son, yelled and cursed at him, and popped his balloon during a birthday party at a business on Kimball Drive on June 17. The mom told police
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Oil-soaked rags started 2022 fire on $1.5 million yacht
Jun 21, 2023 | By: Vince DiceThe National Transportation Safety Board and the Pierce County Fire Marshal’s Office believe that oil-soaked rags caused a fire that destroyed a $1.5 million yacht at the Peninsula Yacht Basin last year. NTSB posted its report on the fire this week. Nobody was injured in the fire. Firefighters from Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Mentally ill suspect punches man offering a helping hand
Jun 15, 2023 | By: Vince DiceEditor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A 30-year-old Gig Harbor homeless man who struggles with mental health problems punched an acquaintance who stopped to give him money on June 8, according to a Gig Harbor Police report. The victim told police he saw the 30-year-old
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Shots fired at siblings driving on 38th Avenue
Jun 07, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffA 17-year-old woman and her 23-year-old brother told police they had been shot at while driving on 38th Avenue in Gig Harbor at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Nobody was injured in the incident, which took place on 38th between Hunt and 56th streets. Interviews with the victims and witnesses lead Gig Harbor Police
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Dry weather induces early Pierce County burn ban
Jun 07, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichWith rainfall about one-third less than normal, Pierce County issued a burn ban that began today, June 7. It applies to yard debris and land clearing, not burn pits and barbecues.
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