The Crescent Valley Alliance was at Crescent Creek Park last weekend to share knowledge, displays and experiences to those who wanted to know more about their surroundings.

The Crystal Judson Domestic Violence Prevention Foundation will hold a candlelight vigil Saturday to honor the memory of Crystal Judson, who was killed five years ago by her husband, then-Tacoma Police Chief David Brame.

Shining a flashlight around a darkened room can be frightening. It may reveal a scary object that, once the lights are on, isn’t so bad after all.

Theresa Malich’s career in the Peninsula School District began 31 years ago on a fishing dock in Friday Harbor. Malich, who grew up in Gig Harbor and graduated from Peninsula High School in 1968, was working for the summer on her brother’s commercial fishing boat.

The Angel Guild Thrift Shop will celebrate 30 years of giving with an anniversary celebration on Monday, although the origins go further back than that.

For one Harbor Ridge Middle School class, reading is a rewarding hobby.

Saturday’s goofy on-again, off-again weather did not dissuade National Honor Society students from finishing a project that began last year.

Jack Call is in the business of making people beautiful, but he’s also an environmentalist at heart.

After hearing public input and gathering information on how to protect people and their property from dog attacks, the Pierce County Council unanimously approved changes to an existing dangerous dog ordinance on April 15.

Allen Yanity, an elected member of the Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 16 Board of Commissioners, was found guilty of fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor, following a two-week jury trial that concluded last week.

A historical survey is under way to preserve some of Gig Harbor’s remaining architectural treasures.

Authorities in Ketchikan, Alaska, learned last week that the man they thought was Conor Dod was someone else entirely.

A newly signed contract by Gig Harbor Mayor Chuck Hunter will lead to more changes in the city’s historic downtown area.

Cement trucks rolled onto the corner lot at Harborview Drive and North Harborview Drive last Friday morning to lay the first corners of the foundation for the Harbor History Museum.

Peninsula Light Co. has received about $2 million from Bonneville Power Administration as a result of overcharges from the Residential Exchange Program.