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KT to continue extra fast ferry sailings on Bremerton-Seattle route

Kitsap Transit will receive $2.9 million from the state to continue extra passenger-only ferry service on the Bremerton-Seattle…

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Survey on Kitsap’s Homeless Housing Plan available through Aug. 11

The Housing and Homelessness Division of Kitsap County is requesting community participation in updating its five-year plan through…

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MMR vaccine vial.

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New data shows varying vaccination rates for K-12 students in Kitsap

New school data from the state Department of Health shows differing rates of immunization for K-12 students across…

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KPUD expanding fiber-access with 21 new nodes across the county

Kitsap Public Utility District, in partnership with Kitsap County, is expanding its open-access fiber network with the construction…

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KCTS broadcast towers on Madison Street in Seattle.

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Congress rescinds previously approved funding for public media

Congress passed a bill July 17 that claws back $1.1 billion in previously approved funding for the Corporation…

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M/V Wenatchee docking at Eagle Harbor.

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WSF hopes to bolster ferry reliability with 18 vessels

Washington State Ferries is hoping to turn the tide around late ferries with the recent return of M/V…

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Music will be played all day long at the upcoming Manchester Summer Festival Aug. 2.

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39th Manchester Summer Festival Aug. 2

The annual Manchester Summer Festival will take place Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Qaqad…

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Pacific Building resident Ursula Kelley works at one of the new wheelchair accessible vegetable bins in the shelters backyard.

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‘Garden of Hope’ provides shelter residents with therapeutic activity

Stephanie McDaniels and other residents of Port Orchard’s new homeless shelter are getting their hands dirty.

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The estuarine habitat at the mouth of Manzanita Creek, where it flows into Little Manzanita Bay.

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Over $10 million in state grants awarded to Kitsap natural spaces

Environmental and outdoor recreation groups in Kitsap County received over $10 million in grants and sponsor matches from…

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A volunteer sorts carrots during a delivery to Helpline House.

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Local orgs in Kitsap step up in wake of food assistance cuts

Food banks in Kitsap County may have a lifeline, despite decimating federal cuts to food assistance programs.

Fire crews respond to a stump pile fire at A & L Topsoil that occurred the morning of July 24, which resulted in smoke hovering over the area.
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Smoke hovers over NK following stump pile fire at topsoil business

Smoke hovered over parts of North Kitsap in the vicinity of Miller Bay and Indianola Roads following a…

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A diagram of Wenatchee following its conversion to hybrid-electric.

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Wenatchee returns to full-time service following hybrid conversion

M/V Wenatchee, a Jumbo Mark-II class ferry that is the largest in the Washington State Ferries fleet, returned…

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Prolific Kitsap burglar sentenced to 23 years in prison

Gary Moyer, a prolific burglar and thief who repeatedly led law enforcement officers on high-speed pursuits, has been…

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Family uses trash cans to thwart knife attack

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Chip sealing underway across Kitsap County

Each year between May and September, Kitsap County Public Works conducts chip sealing operations on selected county roads…

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Navy’s new dry dock proposal includes demolishing welder shop

Public input sought through Sept. 3

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The Kitsap Mural Finder Map, created by Reama Bubblez of Spread Supplies, helps users explore public murals across the county.

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Online mural map a database of local art in Kitsap

When Reama Bubblez began documenting Bremerton’s murals, she never expected it would grow into a community-driven map spanning…

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KT board receives updates on proposed ferry routes, Seattle terminal

Kitsap Transit’s board received updates on a passenger-only ferry study and the Seattle fast ferry terminal, and approved…

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A rescue boat seen from the ferry car deck.

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Ferry crew reflects on rescuing stranded canoeists

On the evening of June 13, the M/V Walla Walla crew received a call from the U.S. Coast…

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Former nurse Julie Harper (center) reads a poem she wrote titled ‘Labor Room Walls’ at an event honoring the 25th anniversary of St. Michael Medical Center’s Family Birth Center July 8.

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St. Michael’s Family Birth Center celebrates 25 years, 45,000 births

Long before sunrise and well past midnight, the Family Birth Center at St. Michael Medical Center has been…