Kitsap County News

Wearing a glittering tiara and with her mom, Jodi, behind her, Sarah Thomason, 7, answers a few questions during her adoption proceedings at the Kitsap County Courthouse on Friday.

A reward of $1,000 has been offered to solve the homicide of a Kitsap County woman whose body was found inside a burning mobile home on the morning of Halloween.

There will be a recount in the Port Orchard City Council race between incumbent Carolyn Powers and challenger Cindy Lucarelli, according to information supplied by the Kitsap County Auditor on Thursday.

The Kitsap County Commissioners will hold a meeting on Monday to give its 2010 budget a public hearing, but those who testify against particular cuts might get no satisfaction.

Prosecutors say the questioning of a 17-year-old boy accused of burning down Arnold's Home Furnishings was a gradual process and that nearly nine hours of interrogation were required before the truth emerged.

Attorney Thomas Weaver also said the case hinges on inconsistent statements to police that don't match the physical evidence.

A 25-year-old Marysville man was killed in a crash that hurt five others, including a 1-year-old boy, in Kitsap County.

The Times' criminal justice team looks behind the scenes and behind the headlines.

The State Patrol reported that a collision late Friday night killed a man on Highway 3 about three miles north of Poulsbo in Kitsap County.

Health officials say a Bremerton girl who died Monday had swine flue, but it's unclear if the virus directly caused her death.

About 40 Bremerton residents complained to police and state Corrections Department officials that eight sex offenders living in one block is too many.

The shelters will be at The Coffee Oasis, 822 Burwell St. in Bremerton, and Spirit of Truth Fellowship, 902 Dekalb St.

A Port Orchard man was charged Monday with robbing a Chase Bank branch in East Bremerton, according to Kitsap County Superior Court documents.

The Washington State Court of Appeals has upheld the Jefferson County commissioners' rezone of 690 acres in East Jefferson County as a "mineral resources land overlay." The overlay is related to a pit-to-pier gravel-mining operation proposed by Fred Hill Materials.

Exactly what Kitsap County will have to do without will be a little more clear Friday, when the county is scheduled to make its preliminary 2010 budget available online .

A downturn in the market for recyclable materials will result in a one-year increase of $2.79 a month in the curbside recycling fee in unincorporated Kitsap County.

A member of the Bainbridge Ratepayers Alliance has filed a complaint with the city's Board of Ethics that claims City Council member Hilary Franz leaked information late last month regarding settlement talks between the RPA and the city.

A group of island residents calling themselves "Friends of Bainbridge Island" have filed a lawsuit in Kitsap County Superior Court against the city and Island Gateway LLC over the city's decision to vacate a 20-foot-wide right-of-way near the intersection of Winslow Way and State Route 305 as a part of the Island Gateway development process.

Kitsap County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a single car, double-fatality crash that occurred during the early morning hours on Sunday.

We apologize to anyone who might have come by to see the unveiling of the Blaze statue on Oct.