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Bremerton chicken supporters out of the coop

Even though the Bremerton City Council chopped the head off a measure to allow residents to keep a…

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Bremerton School Board says hands off PE and music

All-day kindergarten, librarians, physical education and music classes are among programs the Bremerton School Board advised the district…

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Bremerton’s Union Hill neighborhood defines itself

West of downtown Bremerton and south of 11th Street, residents are reinventing their neighborhood. In recent months, neighbors…

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Different generations, different takes on Kitsap racism

Civil rights veterans, and high school students, talk about the way it was, and the way it is.

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Bremerton movement to legalize chickens voted down 2-1

The movement to legalize chickens in Bremerton city limits died Wednesday, at least at the City Council level.…

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Location of proposed downtown Bremerton youth center irks neighbors

Opponents of a center for troubled youth planned for downtown Bremerton say the addition of the social service…

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Bremerton mayor signals new direction for public works

The City of Bremerton will soon start its search for a temporary administrator to fill in at the…

Library patrons wait outside the downtown Bremerton library on Fifth Avenue each day before its 1 p.m. opening.

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Downtown Bremerton library lines are daily routine

Outside the front door of the Downtown Bremerton Library Monday, patrons ask each other what the time is,…

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Manette neighborhood clucks for chickens in Bremerton

Chickens took center stage at a Manette community meeting Wednesday, despite Councilman Adam Brockus' best efforts. Currently Bremerton…

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Bald eagle killed in mid-flight fight in Bremerton

A young bald eagle died Thursday when it collided with a power line while fighting over a fish…

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Bald eagle killed in mid-flight fight in Bremerton

A young bald eagle died Thursday when it collided with a power line while fighting over a fish…

Joy Cage

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Closing Bremerton’s Morgan Center would add heartbreak to heartbreak

As a severely autistic child with no concept of fear or danger, Doug Hall would go missing from…

The Olympic College mosaic used to be attached to the school’s math and arts building. The building was demolished in 2007

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Art for the Bremerton masses

As Bremerton debates the value of new public art, a piece of its arts history languishes in a…

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Federal stimulus dollars will help lower Bremerton’s energy costs

A new agreement would allow new lamps in the Fourth and Washington Avenue parking garage to burn bright…

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South Kitsap, Bremerton fire districts will study consolidation

The Bremerton City Council on Wednesday night voted unanimously to authorize a six-month study regarding the feasibility of…

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Bremerton City Council approves exploration of fire consolidation

The Bremerton Fire Department and South Kitsap Fire and Rescue will conduct a six-month analysis on the feasibility…

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How to provide for Fido when you’re gone

Pat Trapp is no Leona Helmsley, but her three dogs would be provided for should anything happen to…

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Bremerton fire merger points south

The South Kitsap Fire and Rescue is Bremerton’s fire district merger of choice, a city committee announced Wednesday.…

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No charges for Bremerton nursing home employees who took nude photos of residents

Although state investigators will look into three Bremerton nursing home employees who were fired after taking nude photos…

Brian Watson watches his five hens feed on oatmeal in his backyard just outside the Bremerton city limits. Watson hopes Bremerton will repeal its prohibition on chickens inside city limits.

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Will the chicken cross the road to Bremerton?

City Councilman Roy Runyon is gearing up for a cockfight over city chickens. To the delight of urban…