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Turf upgrade coming to lower Gig Harbor High School field
The $3.1 million field project will include a resurfaced track, lights, bleachers and likely a new scoreboard.
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Charter Review Commission considering proposal to make sheriff appointed (again)
Pierce County voters elected the sheriff from the county’s founding in 1852 until 1980. That’s when a new Home Rule…
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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health making cutbacks at Silverdale campus
The changes comes as hospital leaders in Washington continue to express pessimism about the financial state of the industry.
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38th Avenue project will begin soon and disrupt traffic for two years
The $12.1 million project will bring sidewalks, a bike lane, street lights and a roundabout to 38th Avenue NW.
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State board investigating seven cases involving Sheriff Keith Swank
Swank called the cases before the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission a ‘complete witch hunt.’
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Peninsula NJROTC Academic Team earns trip to national championship in D.C.
John McDaniel, Enrico Shein, Sydney Gardner and Derek Liu make up the team of local students competing in the 2026…
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Q&A provides details on cost, possible roundabout and more in Fox Island Bridge replacement
A Pierce County engineer clarifies that a roundabout isn’t the only option for the intersection of Warren Drive and Fox…
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Fox Island Bridge replacement details emerge in Pierce County’s newly-released study
The Fox Island Bridge Type, Size and Location study, released last week, clarifies length and cost for three replacement options.
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City proposes increased protections for wetlands, other critical areas
The code update will make some land less developable in Gig Harbor, but future revisions to the city’s housing code…
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Nonprofit identifies hundreds of potential fish passage barriers on Gig Harbor Peninsula
A May 2025 study conducted by the Wild Fish Conservancy identified at least 378 in-stream structures on the Gig Harbor…
