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Election Ballots mailed — and every vote counts

Ballots for the 2016 general election were sent to Kitsap County’s 156,000 registered voters last week.

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More support for the passenger only fast ferry proposal

Three Kitsap County local elected officials have lined up behind Prop. 1, the passenger-only fast-ferry proposal on the…

Outgoing Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus

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Secretary of the Navy sees expanded role for Kitsap region in the near future

He has logged 1.3 million frequent-flyer miles, visited 142 countries and earned the distinction of being the longest-tenured…

Bill Nickerson

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Bremerton resident given Honor Flight to Washington D.C.

It took Navy veteran Bill Nickerson nearly 63 years, but he finally made it to a place he…

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Kalac murder trial delayed until February

The Kitsap County Superior Court judge presiding over David Kalac’s double murder case agreed to delay the trial…

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Olympic’s decision to play Archbishop Murphy draws praise

Olympic High’s football team did something that no team has been willing to do for the last five…

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Police search for armed robbery, assault suspect

Bremerton police are still on the hunt for a man who, besides packing a revolver-style handgun of unknown…

Steve Sego

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Port Orchard businessman stumps for proposed ‘fast ferry’

For Steve Sego, the question of whether to support Prop. 1, the passenger-only fastferry funding proposal before Kitsap…

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Pioneer who lent Bremerton his name is remembered for kindness

From a tiny pioneer outpost with muddy streets and civic leaders of occasionally questionable judgment, Bremerton has grown…

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First responders face dangerous challenges when faced with opioid addicts

While everyone from medical personnel, social workers and public health policymakers struggle to grasp the breadth and threat…

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Creepy clown sightings rise as trend spreads nationwide

An eerie phenomenon sweeping across the country does not yet appear to have taken a foothold in this…

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Bremerton Retrospective: The day the earth stood still

The next issue after 9/11 was dated Sept. 15 — four days after the attack. So it’s hard…

Past and current employees at the USS Turner Joy were on hand to honor former director Jack James in Bremerton on Sept. 29. Those attending include

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Former USS Turner Joy director honored by City of Bremerton

The former director of the USS Turner Joy was honored with the William J. Diffley Award for his…

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Sex offender moves to Bremerton

Kyle M. Lynch was convicted of third-degree molestation in 1995, attempted child molestation in 2006 and communication for…

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The week the ferries went still in the water

Today we enjoy the internet; social media; cellular communications; region-wide, color-coded real-time traffic information; and the almost comical…

The Olympic High School football team played North Kitsap High School on Sept. 23. North Kitsap beat Olympic 38-14.

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Post Game Wrap Up: North Kitsap 38, Olympic 14

Behind the dominant second-half performance by junior running back Dax Solis, North Kitsap blew off a third-quarter tie…

A woman photographed with her boyfriend slumped in a vehicle after overdosing on heroin as her 4-year-old grandson sat in the backseat has pleaded no contest to a child endangering charge in southeast Ohio.

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Heroin epidemic sweeps Kitsap

The heroin and opioid epidemic sweeping the nation has not spared “God’s Country,” as some local politicians like…

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Bremerton Fire Department chief and city finance director are both retiring

Al Duke, who has headed the fire department for nearly 20 years, told Mayor Patty Lent that he…

Talent agent Pat Wilson

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A star maker visits Bremerton, local comics respond with their best

Pat Wilson paid a visit to Bremerton on Thursday evening, Sept. 22, at the request of Mike “Smitty”…

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Guilty verdict for DeJesus

After nine weeks of testimony and three days of deliberation, a Kitsap County jury on Tuesday morning found…