Kitsap County News Archives

A Kitsap woman was killed in an early morning mobile home fire in Bremerton Saturday.

South Kitsap Fire and Rescue crews responded to a fire at 4900 Hillcrest Drive in Port Orchard that broke out around 11:40 a.m., according to Battalion Chief Mike Wernet.

A divided state Supreme Court has found that there is no "public policy" requiring a police officer to be honest.

A 28-year-old South Kitsap man was fired from his job at the Kitsap County Jail for allegedly having sexual contact with female inmates, the Kitsap County Sheriffa s Office reported.

Kitsap County Sheriff's Office detectives, working in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are investigating an early afternoon robbery of a Chase Bank branch in East Bremerton, according to KCSO.

Despite controversy over its relative location with regard to Apex Airport, Kitsap County Hearing Examiner Kim Allen recently approved Scott Delhaute's proposal for a 151-home, 76-acre housing development on Anderson Hill Road - with a few stipulations.

A Kitsap County corrections officer who had sexual contact with two female inmates, one inside jail and one outside the facility, won't be prosecuted for misconduct because the statute of limitations has expired.

No one was injured in the fire, which was called in to 911 shortly before 11 a.m. The home was occupied by a couple who are 65 and 66 years old.

A Level III Sex Offender convicted of raping his 6-year-old half sister and molesting an 11-year-old boy has moved to Silverdale in Kitsap County.

CNN viewer credited with identifying girl found in Manhattan two weeks ago. Kacie Peterson A young woman believed to be suffering from amnesia after being found wandering around New York City two weeks ago has been identified this weekend as a Hansville resident and part-time Kingston High School student.

The 28-year-old former officer, a South Kitsap resident, had sexual contact with an inmate inside the jail and a former inmate outside the jail, according to the sheriff's office.

The King County Council has approved agreements with Pierce and Kitsap counties to take some inmates from the Regional Justice Center in Kent in case the Green River Valley floods this winter.

Kitsap County authorities are curious how a missing teen with amnesia got from Washington state to New York City, but since the case is not criminal, the investigation is now out of their hands.

A woman found in Manhattan has been identified as an 18-year-old from Washington state.

An 18-year-old woman who turned up in the heart of New York City two weeks ago with apparent amnesia is a Kitsap County teen who was reported missing on Oct.

The first Kitsap County resident to die of swine flu was in good health, but within three weeks of falling ill died at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton.

Statewide fire fatalities may be up 35 percent, with 42 fatalities so far this year, but Bremerton and Kitsap County stats are still down.

The indefinite confinement of two child molesters has been upheld by the Washington Supreme Court, although one offender was not proven to have committed any recent sexual violence.

A 31-year-old Port Orchard man has been booked into Kitsap County Jail on charges of vehicular assault in connection with a Wednesday afternoon crash in Gorst that left another driver with serious injuries.

YAHOO! By Kitsap Sun staff Wednesday, October 21, 2009 SOUTH KITSAP - A 23-year-old USS John C. Stennis sailor accused of attacking a cabdriver last weekend was charged with second-degree assault Monday, according to documents filed in Kitsap County Superior Court.

The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a 75-year-old woman who has been missing from her home in South Kitsap since Tuesday morning.

The H1N1 virus, or swine flu, has claimed its first victim in Kitsap County. An otherwise healthy man in his 50s died late Sunday at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, according to Scott Daniels, deputy director of the Kitsap County Health District.

A former Kitsap County juvenile detention guard has been charged with raping a 17-year-old former inmate and her 16-year-old acquaintance.

The South Kitsap teenager accused of stabbing to death his elderly neighbor in April will likely plead not-guilty by reason of insanity, his attorney announced in Kitsap County Superior Court Friday.

In the face of additional budget cuts, the Kitsap County Prosecutora s Office is considering the establishment of a a oecook booka that would proscribe punishment for specific crimes as long as certain conditions are met.

First doses given to Harrison Medical Center health workers Wednesday. Health care workers at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton received the first doses of the H1N1 influenza vaccine Wednesday after the initial shipment of 600 dosages arrived at the Kitsap County Health District.

Keeton presented the county commissioners with two options for addressing a projected $534,137 revenue shortfall at DCD.

Emergency responders search through simulated rubble during a drill on Monday at Klahowya Secondary School.

October is Domestic Violence Month. YWCA of Kitsap County is observing a "Week Without Violence" Oct.

A carwash to raise funds for the Leone community will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday outside the Texaco station at 9571 Silverdale Way in Silverdale.

Bremerton YAHOO! Health District Warns of Algae Bloom at Kitsap Lake By Kitsap Sun staff Friday, October 9, 2009 BREMERTON - The Kitsap County Health District has issued a public health advisory for Kitsap Lake, where a highly toxic blue-green algae bloom has been observed.

With each new round of cuts to the budget, Kitsap County Undersheriff Dennis Bonneville says he and his staff have found ways to "pull another rabbit out of the hat" to preserve public safety and stave off layoffs.

"They don't believe there are any head injuries," said Bremerton schools spokeswoman Patty Glaser.

North Kitsap YAHOO! By Kitsap Sun staff Thursday, October 8, 2009 KINGSTON - Two men were arrested Tuesday afternoon after an undercover sting operation in which police attempted to buy a kilo of cocaine, according to Kitsap County court documents.

Kitsap County commissioners are scheduled Monday to consider approval of a $3.6 million loan for properties owned by the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority.

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Commercial shellfish beds at the mouth of Jump Off Joe Creek in North Kitsap have been reopened by the Washington State Department of Health.

A Kitsap County District Court jury has acquitted a former science teacher who had been accused of making advances on a 14-year-old student.

Bremerton YAHOO! By Josh Farley Monday, October 5, 2009 PORT ORCHARD - Kitsap County prosecutors plan to file charges Wednesday against a 26-year-old Bremerton man who was jailed following a shooting at a Navy Yard City house on Saturday.

YAHOO! Most Recent Local News By Chris Henry Sunday, October 4, 2009 County and city officials are revisiting an agreement about annexations in Kitsap County that addresses how transition of authority over newly incorporated areas will take place.

YAHOO! By Chris Henry Saturday, October 3, 2009 SOUTH KITSAP - A 22-year-old South Kitsap woman attacked by a bull Wednesday morning had been recovering from an emergency C-section three weeks earlier.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a report of a shooting and hostage-taking in Bremerton, officials said.

A 26-year-old Tacoma woman was arrested for drunk driving after hitting a utility pole on Horstman Road, the Kitsap County Sheriffa s Office reported.

A Bremerton man was sentenced Sept. 14 to four and a half years in prison for robbing a woman using an ATM, according to documents filed in Kitsap County Superior Court.