Under Washington law, local governments have to use the state's "best available science" when they update wetland protections. That scientific framework shapes how buffer widths and mitigation ...

Some towns just make you take a deep breath. Coupeville is one of them. This Whidbey Island treasure has been around since the 1800s. And it’s mastered the art of quiet living. The waterfront looks ...

I do think people are confused by an expansion of our authority versus an expansion of our tools,” the Attorney General said ...

TACOMA, Wash. — It was supposed to be a short evening cruise — an hour, maybe two. Seven young people, most of them college students, slipped away from a Tacoma marina sometime after nine o'clock on ...

Step into Coupeville and your blood pressure drops immediately. This Whidbey Island town has mastered the art of peaceful living. The waterfront looks almost identical to its 1800s appearance. Wooden ...

Elected officials from Gig Harbor are leery of a state House bill that would prohibit cities and counties from criminalizing camping on public property unless the jurisdictions have adequate shelter ...

After years of talk and a whole lot of paperwork, Gig Harbor officials say the long‑promised commercial fishing homeport at Ancich Waterfront Park is finally headed into active construction this year.

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In 2022, the body of 13-year-old Jay Taylor was discovered behind a grocery store in Gig Harbor. Jay had died by suicide, a tragedy that only grew more shocking when police realized he’d livestreamed ...

GIG HARBOR — Filled with worries about the political and economic uncertainty ahead, Patricia Grenseman and other congregants of St. John’s Episcopal Church started wondering what to do. They all felt ...

Harbor Farms in the Gig Harbor area is opening its gates to fall visitors this weekend at its new location at 7725 92nd Street Northwest, in Rosedale. The farm now spans over 12-acres, offering a ...