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Barge runs aground in Gig Harbor, hits home KIRO 7 News Staff A large barge ran aground in Gig Harbor Monday morning, hitting a waterfront home off Sunrise Beach Drive. Coast Guard officials said the captain of the tugboat Island Chief fell asleep at the helm. The tug did not run aground, but the barge, named Island Chase, did, scraping the waterfront house. The tug was heading southbound at the time and the barge was empty. The general manager of Island Tug and Barge Company said his four-person crew was able to scramble into action to pull the barge off the beach and prevent...

Reply(1) GIG HARBOR, WA — Gig Harbor has chosen its next Fire Chief. Dennis Doan, the former Fire Chief for the Boise Fire Department, will be the next man to lead Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One. According to the fire department, Doan served Boise Fire for 29 years, 12 as its Fire Chief. He also founded and helmed the Southwest Idaho Fire & EMS Chiefs Association. Gig Harbor Fire had previously narrowed the field of Fire Chief candidates to just three: Doan, Dan Bjurstrom and Todd Meyer. Both Bjurstrom and Meyer currently work for Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One: Bjurstrom is the department'...

The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. The Brookings Police Department provides emergency dispatch services for the City of Brookings as well as Southern Curry County 9-1-1 calls, dispatching for state, county, and local law enforcement, five fire departments, and Cal-Ore ambulance. Excerpts from the BPD call logs: Wednesday, Dec. 9  • At 4:47 a.m., police responded to the Welcome to Brooki...