Key Peninsula News

09/16/2026

Cynthia Brown Syler, 91, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior July 26.

09/15/2026

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over the hit that seriously injured Gig Harbor High School quarterback Koi Calhoun during the 2023 Fish Bowl against Peninsula High School.

Judge finds late hit didn’t go beyond normal risks of football; no evidence Peninsula coaching staff encouraged targeting.

09/14/2026

KP Voices: Anne Nesbit

Do you know how many young people we lost on the Key Peninsula and Gig Harbor to su***de in the last academic year? Four. Young adults. High school students. A middle schooler. …

09/13/2026

KP Cooks: A mushroom skeptic learns the secret to turning dreaded fungi into something delicious.

09/12/2026

A mysterious die-off is leaving once-lush patches of iconic sword fern bare on the Key Peninsula and across Puget Sound.

09/11/2026

https://keypennews.org/stories/wilburn-gordon-blythe,10736
Wilburn Gordon Blythe, beloved husband, father, and friend, died Aug. 27 following a prolonged illness. He was 80 years old.

09/10/2026

The Seahawks girls soccer team replace a decorated senior class while chasing a sixth straight trip to state.

The Seahawks replace a decorated senior class while chasing a sixth straight trip to state.

09/09/2026

After 40 years of easing other people’s fear in the hospital, Charlotte Keys found her own kooky way to let it go.

https://keypennews.org/stories/the-light-on-lackey-road,10704

09/08/2026

https://keypennews.org/stories/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-2023-fish-bowl-injury,10730

The federal judge found the late hit at the 2023 Fish Bowl game didn’t go beyond normal risks of football. He also found there was no evidence the Peninsula coaching staff encouraged targeting.
📸: Eddie Macsalka, KP News

09/08/2026

The first dual of the season for the Seahawks is today, September 8, at 3:30 p.m. when they host Capital at the PHS pool.

Returning state qualifiers and a growing dive squad have Peninsula thinking big for 2026-27.