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Norm Gordon, right, meets with the book club in 2023 to offer insight on his brother Richard.

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Student-led effort leads to picture-book about local astronaut

The Gordon Elementary Book Club recently published a picture book about acclaimed local astronaut Richard Gordon, whom the…

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Still under construction is the Pacific Building shelter on SE Mile Hill Drive in Port Orchard.

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New-style homeless shelter opening in PO

People are already being lined up to reside in Port Orchard’s homeless shelter slated to open Nov. 4.

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‘It’s crushing sometimes’: BAC will close for good in January

After 76 years of artist exhibitions, advocacy for the arts in local government and dozens of free programs,…

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A few large piles of creosote-contaminated dirt frame the future view from Pritchard Park, while a ferry arrives in Bainbridge.

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BI Superfund site gets funds to spur cleanup

Pritchard Park may have some unbeatable views sooner than expected, thanks to new federal funding — they just…

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Jail boss Penelope Sapp likes that the re-entry program gives inmates a chance to turn their lives around.

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Jail program says, We don’t want you back

Soon after the iron door clangs shut to lock an inmate into the Kitsap County jail, the detainee…

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James Crawford served just one academic year as superintendent of the Bremerton School District.

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Bremerton superintendent terminated after just one year

Emails read without consent; intimidation cited in investigation

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Kingston fast ferry service returned to reduced service Aug. 31 after sailings were canceled multiple days due to boat shortages.

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Kingston fast ferry sailings resume; operating at reduced service

The Kingston fast ferry will temporarily operate at a reduced level of service with the Rich Passage 1…

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Scott Orness led the Vikings to 191 wins and the program’s first state championship during his nine years as North Kitsap’s coach.

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Orness resigns as North Kitsap basketball coach

North Kitsap High School basketball coach Scott Orness announced his resignation Aug. 30, closing the latest chapter in…

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Former assistant football coach Joe Kennedy prays at midfield in his first and only game back on the coaching staff at Bremerton High School in 2023. He resigned just days later.

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Bremerton schools must pay $1.77 million in ex-coach’s settlement

A Washington state appeals court has ruled the insurer of the Bremerton School District is not on the…

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Austin Seamans, left, stands up straight for his parents to take a first-day photo. Leah had another idea.

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PO school welcomes students on 1st day

Justine Fedderly, right, gives Harper one last hug at the Sunnyslope Elementary drop-off line.

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It can be a little bit of a blur on the rides at night at the Kitsap Fair. On this night crowds were small as the weather wasn’t the best.

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More scenes from the Kitsap Fair

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The Newberry Hill Road culvert construction site was damaged overnight by an unknown suspect. The road’s paving and reopening have been delayed as a result.

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Newberry Hill construction site damaged, KSCO investigating

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office is looking to discover the source of overnight damage at the construction site…

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Clayton Moss somehow finds a way to stay on his horse on the first night of the rodeo.

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Not 1st rodeo in the rain for Kitsap fans

For these fans, it wasn’t their first rodeo in the rain.

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Dark Tide: Growing up with Ted Bundy was published July 23.

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Kitsap woman writes book about notorious cousin Ted Bundy

For most of her life, Edna Cowell Martin tried to keep it a secret that she was a…

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Kirk Altergott, left, makes his last throw in a game of cornhole, while Kaitie Anderson takes in her throw just a second before with a look of pleasant shock.

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Cornhole’s case for casual community play holds strong

Look out, picklers—here come the cornholers.

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The USS Ronald Reagan arrives at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton Aug. 13.

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Bremerton welcomes aircraft carrier, 2,800 sailors

Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan received a warm welcome to its new home from family and the…

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Adam Lachman is wrapped in an embrace by family upon his arrival to Bremerton aboard the USS Ronald Reagan.

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Kitsap County welcomes aircraft carrier, 2,800 sailors

Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan received a warm welcome from family and the Navy community of Bremerton…

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A pair of residents in the infamous MLK Way encampment in 2023.

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Shelter stipulation struck from Bremerton’s camping code

Bremerton has become the latest Kitsap County city to pass a change in its code since a landmark…

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Canoe races are always a big attraction at Chief Seattle Days.

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Full slate of events at this weekend’s Chief Seattle Days

Another edition of the Suquamish Tribe’s annual Chief Seattle Days is set to take place Aug. 16-18 with…

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Close-up of the Haleets petroglyph rock at Agate Point.

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New mystery of x̌alilc: Who’s in charge of ancient art on BI?

Sea level rise puts its future in doubt