A veteran health care administrator has been named president of St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor.
Some tax-weary property owners on the west side of the Narrows say they’re tired of being asked for more money, especially in tough times.
Some tax-weary property owners on the west side of the Narrows say they’re tired of being asked for more money, especially in tough times. But supporters of the Peninsula School District’s proposed operations levy say local tax dollars are needed to continue supplementing state and federal funds.
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.
A citizen advisory committee will hold a meeting and public hearing starting at 6:30 this evening as it considers raising toll rates on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Last weekend, Gig Harbor’s Kyle Stanley was golf’s tragic figure after losing a seven-stroke lead in the final round. On Sunday, he rallied from eight shots back to win.
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.
A week after Gig Harbor’s Kyle Stanley lost a three-stroke lead on the final hole at the Farmers Insurance Open – and eventually the tournament title in a sudden-death playoff to Brandt Snedeker, he returned one week later with the ultimate vengeance.
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.
Residents and officials debated Tuesday whether it would be fair for Pierce County to charge all residents the same tax rate to create and operate a new flood-control zone district.
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