Kitsap County News Archives

' For Kitsap County entrepreneurs, many have a business idea but don't know of the local services to make it successful.

A former Port Orchard woman was arrested Wednesday for the apparent beating death of her toddler last February, the Port Orchard Police Department reported.

Anyone running for political office in Kitsap County needs to file next week in order for their names to appear on this year's primary or general election ballot.

With the annexation of McCormick Woods into the city of Port Orchard on the table, advocates of the proposal have realized that communicating with those affected by the proposed action as the most important ...

Olympic College broke ground May 8 on an 83,000-square-foot humanities and student services building for its Bremerton campus - ' a facility college officials expect to enhance the educational experience of ...

If another round of floods or the long-predicted monster earthquake should ever hit Kitsap County, the American Red Cross will have at least 650 people covered.

During an unusually interactive meeting last week, the Port of Bremerton's Board of Commissioners answered several audience questions, including one about why it began the process of annexing the South Kitsap ...

The Kitsap County chapter of the Girl Scouts of America hosted its fifth annual Leadership Luncheon on Wednesday, promoting the importance of scouting and featuring the wife of one of the state's most prominent ...

Wearing her hair down to cover her face, a South Kitsap High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with one of her students appeared in Kitsap County Superior Court Friday to face formal ...

A South Kitsap High School teacher was jailed Tuesday on accusations of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old female student, according to documents filed in Kitsap County Superior Court.

Tree-cutting thieves laid waste to numerous large, aging maple trees on public property in Kitsap County this week -- presumably to cash in on valuable "figured" maple used to make musical instruments.

Kitsap County Democrats meeting on Monday to endorse either Monty Mahan or Charlotte Garrido in the South Kitsap commissioner's race got a surprise when a third candidate began passing out fliers.

Kitsap County Democrats endorsed Monty Mahan in the race for South Kitsap Commissioner on Monday night, but he beat the closest opponent, Charlotte Garrido, by the equivalent of only six votes.

While their parents learn about being prepared for a home emergency or perhaps get their blood pressure checked, local kids can check out fire trucks and maybe go home with both a helmet and a bicycle Saturday ...

A group of 20 mothers of children with developmental disabilities enjoyed a one-day getaway Wednesday from the daily challenges of providing for a child with special needs, receiving a day of pampering and ...

Concerned about the water quality at a local beach? Want to know which beaches state and local health agencies are looking after? Think some of those beaches ought to be ignored? Organizers of the Washington ...

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

“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

“We can open the gate automatically when we need to, and that way the developers do not have to redo their traffic planning”

Plan says third access road for new development will be used for emergencies only. via Tacoma Daily Index

“It doesn't have a 100-percent success rate, but it is a lot better than the revolving door of sending someone to prison.”

Under the threat of losing its funding, Kitsap County Drug Court graduated the largest class in its nine-year history last week. via Port Orchard Independent

“What's great about this program is it's doing home ownership the right way”

' James and Jonelle Jones know the meaning of cramped. The two lived for the past year in a two-bedroom apartment - ' with four children. via North Kitsap Herald

“Every time you look at the gas pump and see a number that approaches $4, it's not just pain”

The local captains of industry and government met this week in Bremerton to learn about and discuss how new technology will help to offset the energy burden, and what Kitsap County's role will be in developing ... via Port Orchard Independent

“I just want it to be taken care of”

' - While awaiting demolition, the old Kingston Navy Housing duplexes have become targets of massive vandalism. via North Kitsap Herald

“It was so abnormal, we thought that somebody had come into this community and was basically living off what they stole from merchants downtown”

A man whom local police believe recently moved into the area and began making his living by stealing from local businesses was arrested last week, the Port Orchard Police Department reported. via Tacoma Daily Index

The Kitsap County Coroner's Office has identified a body found early Wednesday in a burned out Port Orchard home as 47-year-old Linda Malcom, who lived alone in the home. via KING-TV Seattle