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Footage from security cameras around the Kitsap County Superior Court in Port Orchard shows an alleged suspect stealing the American flag from the outside flag pole.

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American flag stolen outside of county courthouse

Anyone wondering why an American flag went missing from the flagpole at the Kitsap County Superior Court July…

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U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (6th District)

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Kilmer praises Biden, endorses Harris as president

Within hours of President Joe Biden announcing he is withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice…

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A festival attendee wears Pride apparel.

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Nearly 6,000 attend Kitsap Pride Festival

Pride Month has come and gone, but that didn’t slow down Kitsap Pride or their 2024 Pride Festival,…

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Grace Degarimore muscles up for her state-winning javelin throw in the finals.

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Degarimore, fresh off record-setting year, takes talents to NCAA

Grace Degarimore was as young as 7 when she, like many youths of her time, competed in her…

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Too many have a need for speed on our roads

Q: I recently drove from Blaine to Kelso and back on a weekend. Other than downtown Seattle, the…

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Military leaders who knew wars’ horrors fought for peace

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft…

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Teenage girl killed in single-car crash in SK

18-year-old male also hospitalized

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Smoke will be visible in some parts of North Kitsap for at least a day as natural woody debris continues to burn after it caught fire at A&L Topsoil the early morning of July 19.

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Smoke visible in NK after debris burns at topsoil business

Smoke is likely to be visible in parts of North Kitsap for at least a day as natural…

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A rendering showing what the cottages could look like.

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Poulsbo approves first city-owned affordable housing project

Will provide 8 one-bedroom homes

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Going for broke during trip to New England

This summer, my wife and I took a vacation with our three semi-grown daughters to one of the…

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JD Sweet shares his comic series The Ring Masters with students.

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Beloved Kitsap teacher retires from 47-year barrier-breaking career

JD Sweet was the kind of teacher to embrace the controversy of his subject. History, he will tell…

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Kitsap County Sheriff John Gese says crime statistics are messed up this year.

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It’s a crime, but statistics are messed up this year

Kitsap County crime stats for 2023 submitted by local police departments for the latest Crime in Washington report…

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Joe Llamas gets into the vehicle given to him by Midas in Bremerton.

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Veteran, single dad gets car from Bremerton company

A local veteran got quite the surprise at the Bremerton Midas July 10 when he was presented with…

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South Kitsap briefs

Dad drowns

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Seahawks legend Steve Largent chips the ball onto the green.

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Tice celebrity Kitsap golf event expects to raise $150K

The Mike Tice Foundation held its third Celebrity Golf Tournament at White Horse Golf Course in Kingston July…

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Surveillance footage shows the robbery suspect.

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Silverdale robbery suspect arrested in Texas

A 39-year-old male suspect in the robbery of Timberland Bank in Silverdale July 15 was arrested in Texas…

Obituaries

Jean P. Hennessy

December 6, 1927 – June 19, 2024

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Indoor pickleball facility coming to Poulsbo

Expected to open early next year

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The house was a total loss following a fire.

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1 suffers burn injuries in CK house fire; 4 others escape

Structure fire investigated for arson in separate incident

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Cyanobacteria warning issued at Horseshoe Lake

The Kitsap Public Health District issued a cyanobacteria warning July 16 for Horseshoe Lake in Port Orchard.