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Time for the pomp and circumstance

Several area high school graduations will be happening this week.

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Development bubble bursting?

For Bremerton, it is a major loss and possibly even the straw that breaks the ca

The Stennis hosted a frocking ceremony for more than 200 sailors.

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Stennis hosts frocking ceremony for more than 200 sailors

Two hundred thirteen sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) were frocked…

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Washington State Ferry director candidates to visit Bremerton

Following a significant recruitment effort, the Washington State Department of Transportation has narrowed the pool of candidates for…

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Commuters needed to serve on Ferry Advisory Committees

The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from commuters who use the Bremerton and Kingston routes…

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CKF&R to host Kids’ Day June 7

Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue is gearing up for its 29th annual Kids’ Day to be June 7.…

Betty Blackwell

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Betty Blackwell

Betty Blackwell was born Sept. 4, 1920 to Frank and Ethel Bremer in Sedro Wooley. Betty died peacefully…

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Fire Fatality Numbers Down in 2013

The annual Fire Fatality Report for 2013 is now available on the web for viewing.

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Attorney General’s Office keeps Kitsap County Sex Predator confined at Special Commitment Center

Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jay Roof today ruled in favor of the Attorney General’s Office as it…

Locals wander through the Kitsap Car Cruz as part of the Kitsap Harbor Festival in downtown Bremerton.

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Kitsap Harbor Festival brings nostalgia to Bremerton, Port Orchard

The sixth annual Kitsap Harbor Festival rounded out a slew of events over Memorial Day weekend, giving locals…

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Mobile laptop labs are rolling into Central Kitsap schools

By the end of this school year, all Central Kitsap Schools should have at least one mobile computer…

Ronny Smith has been named Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue's Career Firefighter of the Year.

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Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue gives out annual awards

Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue announced its 2013 employee honors. According to Ileana LiMarzi, public information officer for…

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Kitsap awarded funding to reduce unemployment

On May 13, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that Kitsap County, along with two others, were awarded $193,000 to…

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Kitsap Jayhawkers to meet June 7

The Kitsap Jayhawkers will meet Saturday, June 7, at The Airport Diner, at 11:30 a.m.

Kitsap County Veterans Advisory Board member Mark Lowe accepts a flag on behalf of the family of Army veteran Walter Brown

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Unclaimed Kitsap County veteran gets a proper send-off

Hundreds of bikers, their formation stretching for miles, escorted the remains of six veterans from Kitsap County to…

A group of Marines participate in an annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Bremerton on Monday

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Honoring the fallen in Bremerton

It was windy Monday afternoon as a crowd of about 200 gathered at the Ivy Green Cemetery in…

Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) perform traditional music from the islands of Guam during the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony in the ship's forecastle. Stennis is currently undergoing a Docking Planned Incremental Availability maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

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Stennis Celebrates Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage

The Multicultural Committee aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) held a ceremony honoring Asian-American…

On the Bremerton boardwalk

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Special Olympics torch carried across the county

The torch next was carried aboard the sheriff’s office SAFE Boat for the short trip across Sinclair Inlet…

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Rep. Kilmer calls for VA Secretary to step down

Representatives Derek Kilmer and Suzan DelBene today called for Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign after…