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The growing homeless encampment on Dr. Martin Luther King Way in downtown Bremerton. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Bremerton pressured on both sides to find homeless solution

The people are demanding an answer to the heightened issue of homelessness in Bremerton, and while solutions offered…

Greg Sugden, in his Hawaiian shirt, relaxes on a sandy beach on Bainbridge Island, with one of the state ferries in the background. Damon Williams/Kitsap News Group

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He worked on every job, every ferry

Commodore Greg Sugden started his career with Washington State Ferries by swabbing the head, but over 44 years…

Zion works on the first steps toward making alginate, an impression-making material. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Dentistry education combats cavity of racial disparity

A longtime lover of dentistry, Lolinda Turner will tell you she’s been through the gauntlet of working her…

Molly Clark walks Tarkin around the forested trails on the shelter grounds. Mike De Felice/Kitsap News Group

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Shelter seeks volunteers to walk dogs

Tarkin, a fun-loving 3-year-old Pitbull, loves to see Molly Clark holding a leash coming to his kennel at…

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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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…

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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…

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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Kitsap Transit employees share information at the commuter workshop June 22 at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art for island employers.

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KT can help BI employers retain workers

Everyone knows Bainbridge Island employers have a recruitment and retention problem because employees can’t afford to live here.

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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…

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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,…

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Dry conditions mean officials concerned about fireworks

Rising fire danger adds to fire officials’ concerns about consumer fireworks over the 4th of July.

The 2022 Kingston Wine & Brew Fest at Mike Wallace Park. Rachael Cates Photography courtesy photo

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Bigger turnout expected at this year’s Kingston Wine & Brew Fest

With the event still in its infancy, the 3rd annual Kingston Wine and Brew Fest is expected to…