Kitsap County News

' Poulsbo's Christopher R. Berg, 23, will serve 57 months in prison for his involvement in a series of residential burglaries.

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“The big giveaway (that a house is empty) is when the newspapers start piling up on someone's door”

' The list is a lengthy one of proactive safeguards homeowners can take before heading on vacation during the warm summer months. via Tacoma Daily Index

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“We want to encourage and acknowledge all those people who are out commuting”

Dust off your helmet and squeeze into that spandex; Friday is Bike to Work and School Day. via Bainbridge Island Review

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“The total amount spent may be increasing, but the quality is also increasing, and the median masks some potential price weakness.”

Washington's home sales are down, and the dip is more pronounced in the Central Puget Sound region, which has the lion's share of the state's housing transactions. via KING5 Seattle News

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“I think that a good judge needs to have lived through both sides of the criminal experience”

The contest to replace retiring Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Leonard Costello now has three candidates, guaranteeing one will be eliminated in the nonpartisan August primary and that the two top ... via Port Orchard Independent

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“When you become a leader and an expert in these areas, you start to realize how much you don't know and how much further you have to go and that's where we are now”

The more than 60,000 owners of septic, or on-site sewage systems in Kitsap County will soon be under greater scrutiny from the Kitsap County Health District to have their systems inspected - ' not that that ... via Tacoma Daily Index

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“We have been so busy with activities... It's been a whirlwind”

Samantha Przybylek has made rounds up, down and all around Kitsap County since earning the title of Miss Kitsap 2008 on March 29 at the Miss Poulsbo/Miss Kitsap Scholarship Pageant. via Tacoma Daily Index

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A man has been charged in Kitsap County for possession of a controlled substance after he made the mistake of attempting to retrieve a bag containing methamphetamine from the Suquamish Casino's lost-and-found. ... via Fox News

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“Our timeframes are working out well”

The former Seabeck Elementary School doesn't see much activity these days. It sits on Seabeck Highway Northwest more or less abandoned after being closed by the Central Kitsap School District last spring. via Tacoma Daily Index

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“Also, when wood burns, they are released.”

The fire that burned much of the rental home where Linda Malcom was found dead of stab wounds last week was intentionally set, according to Kitsap County Fire Marshal David Lynam. via Port Orchard Independent

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