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North Kitsap Fire & Rescue kept busy over the long 4th weekend putting out small fires, often caused by fireworks. NKFR courtesy photo

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NKFR keeps busy over long 4th weekend

North Kitsap Fire & Rescue crews were busy over July 4, and there were several fireworks-related injuries and…

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Foundation buys Bremerton’s historic Roxy Theatre

The Roxy Bremerton Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting arts and culture, has acquired the historic 1941 movie…

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Nora Nickum of Bainbridge has written a children’s book on orcas.

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BI author writes children’s book on saving orcas

There may be no more iconic resident of the Salish Sea than the southern resident orcas, and they…

A couple takes to a dance during a musical performance at the Marina Park at Port Orchard. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Early July 4 celebration a big hit in Port Orchard

The patriotic colors of red, white and blue covered the streets of Port Orchard July 1, the small…

Port Gamble S’Klallam chairman Jeromy Sullivan died at age 50 June 30. PGST courtesy photo

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Tribal leader who led cleanup of bay dies at 50

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe chairman Jeromy Sullivan died after a brief illness June 30 surrounded by family.

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Woman found dead in Kitsap jail

An inmate scheduled to be released from the Kitsap County Jail the morning of July 3 was found…

JR Ritchie signs some of his rookie baseball cards for the Stars & Strikes silent auction. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

Sports

Spartan boosters knock ball out of park

It’s not every day a Little Leaguer gets to meet a professional baseball player.

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Bremerton man charged with rape of daughter, 9

A Bremerton man is facing a lengthy prison sentence after pleading not guilty to a charge of first-degree…

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Woman found dead in Kitsap jail ID’d

Ruptured cerebral aneurysm led to death

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No contact means no contact both ways

If you have a no-contact order against someone, you probably shouldn’t bail them out of jail and take…

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Sports

Three strikes and you’re outta here

We never write about Little League baseball or softball unless a team wins a state title or is…

James Bromley wears a version of the controversial, “There are only two genders,” t-shirt to the board meeting. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Investigation at CKSD over 2 gender t-shirts

Superintendent Erin Prince of the Central Kitsap School District has announced an outside investigation “to consider all information”…

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It was stolen from a bank, not casino winnings

A Port Orchard man has pleaded not guilty to first degree robbery two days after stealing over $1,000…

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Opinion

What on earth? We need to save ourselves from ourselves

On a clear day, the view from the top-floor terrace of the Kennedy Center is one of the…

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Opinion

Like Barnum said, There’s a Trump donor born every minute

Give former President Trump credit for one thing: The man knows how to make lemonade.

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PO records requests tripled since 2018

Public records in Port Orchard are being requested more than ever, surpassing the numbers of pre-pandemic years and…

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BI man dies as food on stove causes fatal blaze

A man died in a house fire on Sunrise Drive near Torvanger Road June 29, the Bainbridge Island…

Tiffany Le shows off her arm during the first NK practice. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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NK pioneers new girls sport in Kitsap County

North Kitsap will become the pioneers of Kitsap County in the newest sports wave hitting the state.

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Chiquiti Fireworks in Suquamish.

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Fireworks still allowed in most places in Kitsap

4th of July fireworks are allowed at certain times in every city of Kitsap County except Bainbridge Island,…