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A man stands on the curb nearby Bremerton’s Fred Meyer asking for cash from passing cars. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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34% more homeless in ‘unsheltered living’

Data: main homeless causes are mental health, substance abuse

A cruise ship at a dock in Bremerton. Port of Bremerton courtesy photo

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Cruise ships in Bremerton jump from 10 to 46

Bremerton could experience a major boost in tourism this year thanks to a huge increase in cruise ship…

North Kitsap School District enrollment trends the past few years. NKSD courtesy photo

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Declining enrollment, inflation among issues affecting NKSD budget

Declining enrollment, inflation and the end of federal COVID funding support are just some of the issues affecting…

A “Drag Queen Story Time” for kids scheduled for March 26 at a bookshop in Town Square of Port Orchard was canceled shortly before the event by mall management, according to Terry Heath, owner of Bookshop Under the Stairs. (File photo)

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Book readers in drag are canceled by mall

Town Square owner says it’s a matter of safety, not morality

Isaiah Long (left) sits aside his defense attorney during a March 24 sentence hearing. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Caldier stalker denied exceptional sentence, gets maximum prison time

The man convicted of stalking a Washington state lawmaker has been sentenced to 17 months in jail March…

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PO mayor: Rising infrastructure, homelessness, crime

A bright future for infrastructure and a continued call on the state to work with local police and…

James B. Hughes. Kitsap Mental Health Services Courtesy Photo

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Kitsap offers new youth mobile crisis outreach program

If a youth is preoccupied with self-harm or is having mental health struggles triggered by stress at home…

Kristin Hay (left) takes the oath of office before her fellow board directors March 22. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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CKSD school board seat filled

The Central Kitsap School District has sworn in its newest board member, filling the vacant seat in District…

Kingston High School student Noah Walter’s watercolor and pen drawing titled ‘Castelvecchio’ is moving on to the state awards show. He also received a $2,000 scholarship from Central Washington University. Noah Walter courtesy photo

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NKSD art students do well at regionals

Several Kingston and North Kitsap high school students recently took home awards at the Regional Art Show.

Kitsap Transit's "Waterman" ferry sits docked in Port Orchard between trips to and from Bremerton. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Former deckhand looking to ‘Close’ door on workplace breastfeeding discrimination

The impossible decision to choose between a livable wage and care for a mother and her newborn child…

Money allocated to different areas in the state. KPHD Courtesy Graphic

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Plenty of strings attached to KPHD’s COVID funding

COVID funding from the federal government since the spring of 2020 hasn’t just been free money.

Students wave from the back of a truck to their supporters along Bay Street. Photos courtesy of Eric Worden

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City clears path for return of High School Seniors Parade

A relatively new tradition for graduating seniors of South Kitsap High School is expected to continue in 2023…

Rob Gelder courtesy photo

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Kitsap Commissioner Rob Gelder to resign after 12 years

He has been hired as assistant manager for Thurston County

Amanda O'Dell accuses Superintendent Tim Winter of lying. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group photos

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Parents protest gender inclusion policy language at SKSD board meeting

The South Kitsap School District is under fire once again, this time for “anti-parent” gender inclusion policies parents…

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$1.8 million settlement with coach Kennedy approved

The Bremerton School District board unanimously accepted a nearly $1.8 million settlement March 16 with former football coach…

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Bremerton gallery sets up shows

Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton is having some upcoming shows.

The suspect is arrested by law enforcement. KCSO courtesy photo

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Police chase down suspect in early-morning shooting

Deputies from the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office successfully pursued and apprehended the suspect of an alleged vehicle shooting…

Jak Aktion Comics and Games. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Another store closing in downtown PO

Jak Aktion Comics and Games is reaching the end of the road, becoming the latest downtown Port Orchard…

Hansville Cemetery, Tyler Shuey/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Hansville Cemetery offers free plots for residents

Nonprofit also provides all types of community services

A photo of the house police responded to late March 14. Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office courtesy photo

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Man shot by son lives, but suspect dies

Tragedy struck in Bremerton late March 14 after one man was found dead and another injured in what…