Gig Harbor News

Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula residents will decide this Tuesday the fate of an $87 million levy to keep Peninsula School District schools running over the next four years.

Mark Featherstone believes preparation is the best medicine for any disaster and is selling survival gear kits to help keep others in the Gig Harbor area prepared.

Neighbor Teresa Stringham said the man had recently completed cancer treatment and that he and his wife were planning to build a "dream house" on their property.

To understand the no vote cast on same-sex marriage by state Rep. Steve Kirby, a Tacoma lawmaker who usually sides with his fellow Democrats, look at how the people in his district voted in 2009 on the successful referendum giving gay couples "everything but marriage." In its new shape after post-census redistricting, Kirby's diverse South Tacoma ... (more)

To participate in the PenMet Parks online survey to help the district develop a six-year Comprehensive Park, Recreation and Open Space Plan, go to www.penmetparks.org and click on the survey link.

Residents testified Wednesday night that increasing the cost to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge would take a toll on families living on the peninsula and its economy.

Ten-year-old Hannah Laney and her friends at the Cheney Family Boys & Girls Club spent Tuesday afternoon stuffing pillows with love and care.

The Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula says it investigated former board member and volunteer Stephen Rosales for alleged sexual harassment and acted appropriately by barring him from the club after the investigation.

In Pierce County in 2012, there looks to be several competitive races for the State House around the county.

Before he left the City of Gig Harbor to take a job as Emergency Manager for California State University at Monterey Bay last month, former Building and Fire Safety Inspector and Emergency Management Director Dick Bower put together an agreement with Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One to enable the City and the fire department to share important safety ... (more)

Laying a big, wet one on your sweetheart is the easy part. Sometimes, it's choosing the right spot to lay said kiss that's tough.

A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy and his wife are suing a Gig Harbor pharmacy, claiming it twice gave their son incorrect dosages of medicine that made him very sick.

It seems like a slow day on the regional news front but we've uncovered two stories we think you'll enjoy.

The Pierce County Asset Building Coalition offers Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites throughout Pierce County to help working and low-income individuals and families save money through free tax preparation help.

Animal sex abuse is on the rise in Germany, with bestiality brothels being set up across the country, according to a state animal protection officer demanding stronger laws to protect mankind's furry and feathered friends.

Love is in the air, Valentine's Day is near and we're asking you, residents of Kirkland, to share one of your most romantic stories with your sweetheart.

A wallaby who wandered away from her Gig Harbor home Thursday did what any lost being would do: found a police officer to guide her back to safety.

Winter. The word brings visions of softly falling snow, crackling fires in the fireplace, and hot chocolate piled high with whipped cream.

Our beloved mother and dear friend passed away peacefully in the early morning while sleeping and after a brief illness.

It's true that police officers never know what they'll run across in a day's work, but it's doubtful few of them ever think they will be crossing paths with a wallaby.