One person was killed in a fiery crash in South Kitsap early last Friday morning, and the driver is being investigated on suspicion of DUI and vehicular homicide. Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 2:30 a.m. to the intersection of E. Collins Road and Woods Road, after a 911 caller reported hearing a loud boom […]
Housing affordability is a hot button topic, and rightfully so. There are several sides to consider when examining the issue, such as cost, regulations, environmental concerns, and more. But in all of the discussions that take place, one glaring issue is rarely brought up. The essential workforce that literally builds our communities is aging. Workers […]
Roughly two years after the Washington Attorney General’s Office reached a $518 million settlement with three drug companies who contributed to the state’s opioid crisis, Kitsap County leaders have decided to spend the initial portion of those funds on a variety of primary countywide prevention programs. The funding stems from an October 2022 settlement between […]
Kitsap County deputies are looking for an alleged thief who was caught on camera stealing from a gas station market. The Tracyton Market is in the 5000 block of May Street Northwest in Bremerton. The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office said around 8 a.m. on February 2, the man walked into the market and browsed lighters […]
The Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office told KIRO 7 that it’s reviewing a case involving the North Kitsap School District superintendent for allegedly stealing campaign signs. ALLEGED STOLEN CAMPAIGN SIGNS: KIRO 7 reached out to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office to get more details. A spokesperson said the county prosecutor’s office is currently reviewing the case […]
The median home in Kitsap County listed for $599,495 in January, up 0.1% from the previous month’s $599,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to January 2023, the median home list price increased 9% from $550,000. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Kitsap County, not houses […]
Richard Kirton Kitsap 911 board members accepted the immediate resignation of Richard Kirton, the agency’s longtime executive director, on Tuesday after Kirton was arrested last week. Kirton was arrested in King County as part of a sting operation in which he allegedly messaged an undercover police detective and agreed to pay a fake 16-year-old for […]
INDIANOLA — Peggy Koivu, a 68-year-old retired teacher in Indianola, loves to bake. And she loves to share. She has used her hobby to help reduce food insecurity in Kitsap for more than three years now, baking 573 honey oat sandwich loaves since December 2020 to be donated to two food banks in the county. […]
Investigators have linked a 27-year-old East Bremerton man who they described as a “prolific” car thief to a swath of crimes in recent months, including numerous instances of possessing a stolen vehicle and helping a wanted murder suspect last year, according to court documents. On Wednesday, prosecutors filed a notice of arrest document in Kitsap […]