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Almost 100 people joined the sisters on a cold plunge in January.

All In: A Year of Daily Swims for Endangered Orcas

Two Key Peninsula sisters and documentarians show up for the environment. more

Anna Brones, Special to KP News | 1/28/26

The next chapter for Hayley Higgins means putting mental health resources directly into the hands of those in need.

Hayley Higgins: Grace and Grit from the Key Peninsula

Growing up on the KP taught her resilience, ingenuity, and resourcefulness, which she gives back to the community. more

Meredith Browand, KP News | 1/28/26

February Headlines from KP’s Past

KP Reflects: Headlines from past February editions of the KP News offer snapshots of local life. more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 1/28/26

The new conceptual roundabout does not realign 118th Avenue. The roundabout's center and raised island curbing can accommodate larger vehicles.

SR 302 Construction in Victor Wraps Up; Roundabout Planning at 118th Continues

Fish barrier project finished as WSDOT advances safety plans for SR 302 corridor. more

Staff Report | 1/28/26

Eagles will seize any opportunity for a meal, even oysters they crack open by dropping in flight.

Record-Setting Recreational Shellfish Harvest at Penrose State Park

If the data is accurate, more clams were harvested at Penrose State Park in 2025 than at any other beach in the state. more

Chris Rurik, KP News | 1/28/26

Learning to Listen All Over Again

In the middle of all the political furies rising and swirling to fever pitch, I force myself to breathe and remember that civility is a practice. more

Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor | 1/28/26

Global barn swallow populations have fallen along with insect populations, but this strange winter has both on the wing.

This Strange Winter: Barn Swallows, Skunk Cabbage, and Alfred Lord Tennyson

It is hard to know what represents an adaptive behavior and what represents true fritzing of systems. more

Chris Rurik, KP News | 1/28/26

Proposed locations for Astound’s communication towers.

Herron Island Broadband Project Canceled

Astound has formally withdrawn from the Herron Island portion of the broadband expansion project contracted with Pierce County in September 2024. more

Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News | 1/28/26

The Joy of Pets, the Grief of Loss

Love, I learned, is not fragile, not a candle in danger of being snuffed out. It endures in the spaces we hold it. more

Camri Clawson | 1/28/26

Riding the New KP Bus, For Now

I looked around the large open field pushing up against the tree line around the Longbranch Improvement Club. The community garden on one end, the club- house on the other. It was … more

OnJanaé Jordan | 1/28/26

Arrival, Not Escape

February in the barn is a reminder that meaning is not found. It is forged. more

Janice Bryant | 1/28/26

Using AI is Easier Than You Think

In my last column, I wrote about treating Artificial Intelligence more like a junior protege and less like a search engine to get it to perform meaningful tasks that you can use in your daily life … more

Thad Dickson | 1/28/26