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Wheelchair training along roads in Gig Harbor area creates a stir
Published December 25th, 2012 - 7:26PM
Terry Hoefer trained for about six months on the streets of Gig Harbor to compete in the 2012 Seattle Half Marathon and hoped to keep up his workout routine to prepare for a full marathon. But he's had to alter his training regimen after officials told him he might be violating the law.
Suspect in Key Peninsula market shooting is charged with murder
Published December 21st, 2012 - 5:48PM
Pierce County prosecutors on Friday afternoon charged a 20-year-old woman with first-degree murder in the death of a man wounded in August during a shooting at a Wauna-area market.
2 Gig Harbor-area schools boost security after Mayan day threat
Published December 20th, 2012 - 4:48PM
Law enforcement officers will have a stepped-up presence Friday on the campuses of Peninsula High School and Harbor Ridge Middle School in the Gig Harbor area, following reports of a threat involving both schools on the last day of class before Christmas break.
Check scam hits Gig Harbor
Published December 13th, 2012 - 3:58PM
At first Gig Harbor resident Ellen Earl was delighted to have received in the mail a check for more than $3,200. According to the official-looking letter that accompanied the check, she was the winner of a consumer promotion sweepstakes draw from selected retail stores in the United States and Britain.
Gig Harbor boy's easy-to-recall birth date is 12:16 on 12-12-12
Published December 12th, 2012 - 8:08PM
Ethan Elroy Mumme was born three weeks early and four minutes late. The 6-pound, 15-ounce infant joined the world Dec. 12, 2012, at 12:16 p.m.: 12-12-12-16, three weeks before his mom’s due date.
Derek Kilmer names Congressional staff
Published December 12th, 2012 - 1:58PM
Derek Kilmer, the Gig Harbor Democrat newly elected to Congress to succeed Rep. Norm Dicks, has been preparing to take office Jan. 3 by hiring staff for his offices in D.C. and the 6th District.
Gourmet Burger shop moving to downtown Gig Harbor
Published December 6th, 2012 - 5:24PM
Chef-owner Travis Hightower will continue to operate the Gourmet Burger Shop through the end of this year, then will transition to a new downtown Gig Harbor space by the beginning of February. His new home is in the former space of Le Bistro, which burned in a fire in February 2010.
Former Gig Harbor principal no longer has job
Published December 6th, 2012 - 12:05AM
Former Gig Harbor High School Principal Ted Strong, who led the school for nearly three years, is no longer with the Peninsula School District.
Ex-Gig Harbor High Principal Ted Strong no longer with Peninsula School District
Published December 3rd, 2012 - 2:12PM
Former Gig Harbor High School Principal Ted Strong is no longer with the Peninsula School District, and hasn’t been for nearly three months.
Pierce County seeks reimbursement from state for cost of processing bridge toll infractions
Published December 2nd, 2012 - 8:22PM
Pierce County is seeking reimbursement from the state for having to process tens of thousands of Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll infractions last year that were dismissed due to the buggy transition to a new tolling contractor.
Treadmill challenge to raise money for kids in need
Published November 29th, 2012 - 3:03PM
Want to help less fortunate children in Pierce County this holiday season and get in a good workout? Then perhaps Gig Harbor’s Anytime Fitness’ second annual 12-Hour Forgotten Children’s Fundraiser is for you. The event is set to take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Anytime Fitness, located at 5275 Olympic Drive NW.
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