The Olympic College Foundation is working on a plan to make the first year of community college free for all high school graduates in Kitsap and North Mason counties:
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'It could happen tomorrow': Experts know disaster upon disaster looms for West Coast rssfeeds.kitsapsun.com/~/684406340/0/
Month after his mom died in a car crash, Olympic High's Darelle White wins state triple jump title: ow.ly/7TzI30c5nwG by
While protests elsewhere over the weekend turned into mayhem, demonstrators in Bremerton gathered peacefully on the Manette Bridge on Sunday with zero police presence and the support of passing cars.
Bremerton Democrat Emily Randall is declared the winner of the 26th District Senate seat after a recount.
Foreclosure to shutter Sk8Town, Tommy C's in Port Orchard.
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Students at schools around Kitsap County walked out today to protest gun violence. Here's what they had to say: ow.ly/ZyYs30ixIsC
#BREAKING: Washington state will require people to wear facial coverings in public settings, under a statewide public health order announced Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
#BREAKING: Kitsap County Sheriff's detectives have arrested three men in connection with the 2017 killings of four members of the Careaga family, the office announced Monday morning.
Kamala Harris is the first woman to be elected vice president.
"Bremerton has always held a special place in my heart as it was where I first discovered what would be my life's passion, music," Jones wrote. "As such, I would be honored and humbled to have my name grace the city's new downtown district." bit.ly/2U4kE2m
Pet stores in Kitsap can no longer sell animals from large-scale commercial breeders
Kitsap Mall has announced that an H&M clothing store will be opening there this fall. Story soon.
The Sun's will be honored with the Society for Professional Journalists Western Washington chapter's 2019 Innovation Award for his efforts to find new ways of doing journalism in our community. Thanks to all who support his work!
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A Five Guys is expected to open on Kitsap Mall Boulevard in Silverdale in late summer: ow.ly/g4Cy30jqoD9
“We need to remind the public that the governor put out an order," Sheriff Gary Simpson said. “I know people are frustrated, I’m just as frustrated as anybody else.”
Staff photographer Larry Steagall got this picture, taken in downtown Bremerton, of this morning's beautiful sunrise.
Wolfson is not only the first woman to command the Pugent Sound Shipyard, but she's also the first woman in history to command a United States naval shipyard.
This was the scene at Bainbridge High School this morning, where students participated in a protest against gun violence. We'll have more coverage soon. Photo by Meegan M. Reid.
BREAKING: A tornado has hit Port Orchard.
Here is what we know so far:
Yes, the seal pup is cute. No, you shouldn’t carry it back to your house: kitsapsun.com/news/state/384
Here's what it looks like right now outside Kitsap Sun office in Bremerton.
A new grave marker, unveiled today at Ivy Green Cemetery in Bremerton, memorializes a truly remarkable American: John Henry "Dick" Turpin, believed to have been the first African American chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy. Here's his story: ow.ly/PTLs30jfelC
Olympic High grad Shane Matheny, now a third baseman, taken by in 23rd round of MLB draft: ow.ly/Ft0K30cBg2b
Ichiro is officially a Mariner again. twitter.com/GregJohnsMLB/s
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We can confirm the Bucklin Hill Bridge is now open for traffic. Go ahead and check out the route, Silverdale drivers.
Poulsbo boy among first in nation to have apparently beaten sickle cell anemia: ow.ly/DKnc309prQd
The Central Kitsap community lost a coach, beloved friend and a fighter with the passing of Jeff Swanberg in March. kitsapsun.com/story/sports/c
Olympic High grad Olivia Williams was in library when shooting began. She’s OK: bit.ly/1N5OVrO #UCCShooting
Supporters wave flags, chant 'back the blue' at law enforcement appreciation event. kitsapsun.com/story/news/202
Orca who carried her dead calf for 1,000 miles is pregnant
Meet George, a bulldog from Bainbridge Island who taught himself to skateboard. Seriously. ow.ly/VX7R30e0cQY
Businesses in Washington are now required to refuse service to customers who don't wear facial coverings.
Silverdale man's video, celebrating daughter's high school graduation, gets ~1.7M views on YouTube: ow.ly/oqlh30cFm5F
BREAKING: Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian wins bronze in the 100 meter freestyle in Rio.
Starting July 1, parents will no longer be able to claim personal or philosophical exemptions when it comes to their children getting the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine before entering school or child care centers.
The protest march on Bainbridge Island was one of the largest yet. More protests are planned in Kitsap County this weekend and into next week. rssfeeds.kitsapsun.com/~/626229978/0/
Kingston resident’s photo from Seabeck's Big Beef Creek has won the Audubon grand prize. kitsapsun.com/outdoors/home-
The family of Tacoma man who died after being restrained by police in March are calling for the four officers involved to be fired and arrested after the Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide.
Congratulations to the South Kitsap High School class of 2018, which graduated Tuesday night at the Tacoma Dome! Here are photos from the ceremony: ow.ly/Wn7J30ktXzR
Hundreds gathered to remember the Olympic High students killed in early morning crash. kitsapsun.com/news/local-new
Tonight’s high school football scores:
Oly 29, C.Kitsap 0
Klahowya 7, Brem’n 0
ATM 38, Kingston 0
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A shipyard worker detailed stories of harassment and discrimination against female workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on social media, prompting a response from the shipyard's commanding officer, warning that "bad behavior will not be tolerated."
Well pretty soon Boys & Girls Club/Wellness Campus will open @ old East High: bit.ly/12MuwSE @staciasellshome
Otherwise we'd be called the Slaughter Sun
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#OnThisDay in 1857, Slaughter County - originally named for US Army Lieutenant William A. Slaughter - was renamed Kitsap County. historylink.org/File/7867
2 Washington state Republicans support impeaching Trump kitsapsun.com/story/news/202
The award-winning Bremerton brewery announced Wednesday that its beers will be available in Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii beginning in 2021. What's your favorite flavor? 🍻
Kelsey Anchors, a 2008 Olympic High School graduate, is the first woman to coach a high school boys baseball team in Oregon. Terry Mosher's column: ow.ly/Fp0x30iNcP0
SPECIAL REPORT: Preparing for the big one in Kitsap County: data.kitsapsun.com/projects/2016/
'I just don't want to sit at home while everyone else is making a difference:' Hundreds turn out for Bremerton protest
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Central Kitsap schools, and community of runners & triathletes, mourn woman killed while jogging near Silverdale: ow.ly/BYDl30a7kK5
Today a Seattle woman swam from Bremerton to Alki Point, matching a feat last done in 1959. bit.ly/2clvvzS
Gian King, Lucas Weaver to be memorialized before Klahowya’s game Friday against North Mason.
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Kitsap Transit considers eliminating fares, in part to boost bus ridership
Residents on the northern end of Kitsap should be getting a glimpse of the arriving Nimitz carrier soon as it concludes a record deployment. Here's a rundown on where the warship has been the past year.
Bremerton coach kneels, prays silently. “Whatever happens, happens,” he said after: bit.ly/1jtjVWC
"Every time we get a kid in foster care, they come with shoes that are used or way too big or too small," Ridgetop Middle School student Kai Joseph said. "I think we could change that."
The Rodeo Drive-in opens for the season tonight. kitsapsun.com/story/entertai
USS Nimitz aircraft carrier has orders to return home to Bremerton kitsapsun.com/story/news/202
Our thoughts are with those mourning Tacoma Police Officer Jake Gutierrez today. Service is 1 p.m. at Tacoma Dome. kitsapsun.com/news/405642766
Washington State has fired football coach Nick Rolovich after he declined to get vaccinated against COVID-19 despite a state mandate that required it unless he was approved for an exemption.
KItsap County's new ban on commercial pet sales — more or less aimed at Silverdale's Farmland — takes effect in a year.
Here's what Pacific Northwest Seismic Network says about our earthquake: 4.2 magnitude, 2.9 miles deep, west of Belfair, at 9:04
Olympic grad Shane Matheny found confidence in offseason, became all-leaguer for : ow.ly/k8iM30cphZs by
It's JD Sweet's 44th year of teaching in the Central Kitsap School District. When he started, he became just the second African American teacher in the district school district. kitsapsun.com/story/opinion/
When confronting a shortage of hand sanitizer, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard decided to take it in-house. Containers of shipyard-produced sanitizer are now on turnstiles and headed to piers.
In 2020, Rachel Finn stitched together 10,000 masks and donated them to the Kitsap community. Now, almost a year after health officials advised people to wear masks in public, she’s sewn close to 20,000.
Kitsap Sun journalists took home four first-place awards Monday night and Josh Farley was recognized as an innovator in the Society of Professional Journalists' Northwest Excellence in Journalism 2019 contest. rssfeeds.kitsapsun.com/~/604017362/0/
Reader Jackie Kremer sent us this beautiful photo of a lightening strike across Hood Canal at sunset on Sunday.
Jimmy Tubberville of Bremerton is 81 today.
Granddaughter, Tatiana, is 18.
In 2018.
It's a birthday cake that you can cut both ways.
80,000 gallons of sewage from Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton spilled into Sinclair Inlet from July 30 to Aug. 14. The Navy has not explained how the spill occurred. In the meantime, people are being advised to avoid contact with Sinclair Inlet: ow.ly/zjJm30lpZki
Last year, the Kitsap Sun covered a parade celebrating Phyllis Carlson's 104th birthday at the beginning of the pandemic. We're happy to say that she's getting ready to celebrate her 105th birthday! kitsapsun.com/story/news/202
Central Kitsap, North Kitsap, Bremerton and North Mason school districts announced Tuesday that students will start with remote learning in the fall.
Drive-in theaters, including Port Orchard's Rodeo Drive-In, are allowed to remain open during COVID-19 battle.
A helicopter has been flying alongside the Bainbridge Island this morning. It's filming scenes for #GraysAnatomy.
Bremerton's Nathan Adrian is racing against the world again, but with a new outlook on life.
Huge day for South Kitsap: A 4A baseball title after coming so close the past two years, and the school's 1st boys track & field team title.
Larry Steagall, who has now worked for us for 30 years and one day, took this photo tonight. He's still got it.
Kitsap, Mason and other counties in the state's Northwest region will be allowed to move into Phase 2 of the state's Healthy Washington "Roadmap to Recovery" plan on Monday.
Cook scores 4 TDs as Bremerton inaugurates new turf field with 34-24 win over Wilson: ow.ly/VNqK30f1KMB #wafbscores
A man convicted last month in Kitsap County of 44 charges, most involving the torture and abuse of a woman who worked for him as a prostitute, was sentenced to 340 years in prison today:
Navy Seamen 2nd Class Calvin and Wilfred Palmer died aboard the USS Oklahoma when it sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Their remains were interred this month at a Port Orchard cemetery.
It's electric! Central Kitsap School District students ride board the first electric school bus in the county. kitsapsun.com/story/news/202
Bremerton High grad Nathan Adrian picked as one of six captains of U.S. Olympic swim team: pugetsoundblogs.com/theblogstroke/
Bucklin Hill Road in Silverdale, running over its new bridge, reopens tomorrow at 10 a.m.: kitsapsun.com/news/local/buc
The Kitsap County law enforcement community is mourning the loss of Ajax, a retired police dog who died on Monday: kitsapsun.com/news/local/dep
"We try and one-up ourselves every year," lead pyrotechnician Cory Holmberg said about Bremerton's annual fireworks show over the Manette Bridge.
A Port Orchard businessman’s trying to find a bright side to the mega pothole in the parking lot near his restaurant kitsapsun.com/story/news/loc
GREAT photo taken by a crewman on the , which is on a training mission in the Pacific Ocean.
Tonight’s Kitsap football scores:
CK 23, Oly 7
Shelton 49, N.Mason 7
Sammamish 26, Kingston 18
#wafbscores 2/2
By next year, Kitsap County could be home to two Dutch Bros.
