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Gig Harbor may join Pierce County-led plan to tackle homelessness

Jun 15, 2026 | By:

Pierce County’s Unified Regional Approach to Homelessness (URA), is a voluntary, county-led plan to address homelessness.

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City nears finish line on ordinance updates that would increase environmental protections

Jun 15, 2026 | By:

The Gig Harbor City Council will hold a public hearing on an update to the city critical areas ordinance on June 22.

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Parents throwing a party for graduating seniors from all three local high schools

Jun 15, 2026 | By:

Newly minuted alumni of Peninsula, Gig Harbor and Henderson Bay are invited to a grad night party that starts at 9 p.m. Saturday, June 20.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Early logging laws and another local scoundrel

Jun 15, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

How did people in the 19th century discern which logs belonged to which logger? Also, the tawdry tale of on Hervey B. Vanderhoof.

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Sports Beat | All-league selections for Peninsula and Gig Harbor

Jun 12, 2026 | By:

Meet the Peninsula and Gig Harbor athletes who earned all-league honors this spring.

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Career change brings Gig Harbor woman full circle

Jun 11, 2026 | By:

Allyson Kemp grew up on Thistledown Farm near Rosedale. After a career as a high school teacher, she and husband Mike Roll recently bought the property from her parents to continue its farming heritage.

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16-year-old dies in collision near Kopachuck

Jun 11, 2026 | By:

He was a former student at Gig Harbor High School, according to Peninsula School District.

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Community-wide effort culminates in revitalized Fox Island tennis courts

Jun 11, 2026 | By: Contributed by Fox Island United Church of Christ

A community celebration of the effort to refurbish the courts is planned for noon Sunday, June 28.

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Suspect in Fox Island killing sentenced to 90 months following plea agreement

Jun 09, 2026 | By:

Sophie Tinney, 27, begged Lars Eugene Nelson to kill her for months before he finally agreed to do it, attorneys wrote in court documents.

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Gig Harbor wins two relay titles at Star Track

Jun 09, 2026 | By:

Peninsula’s Suri Sardinia nearly won two titles herself at Star Track, bringing home a gold in the discus and a silver in the shot put.

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