The emergency lockdown of Bainbridge High School at lunchtime Wednesday was prompted by a 911 phone call that came from inside the school where an anonymous caller claimed a student had a gun and had just walked into the cafeteria, said Bainbridge Island Police Chief Matthew Hamner.
Councilman Ron Peltier is asking his fellow council members to make Bainbridge Island an “initiative city,” which would give residents the power to pass legislation at the ballot box.
The city of Bainbridge Island has entered the permitting process to build a new parking lot on city owned land next to Manitou Beach.
The developers chosen by the city of Bainbridge to build a new neighborhood on the Suzuki property said they fully expect the city to limit the size of the development in response to residents’ quest to preserve the forested land.
Supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders packed the house at Safeco Field — and then caucus sites across Washington state — as the U.S. senator from Vermont claimed 72 percent of Washington’s delegates in last week’s Democratic caucus.
The parents of a former 16-year-old Bainbridge High student who had a sexual relationship with his science teacher have filed a $5 million claim against the Bainbridge Island School District.
Bainbridge city officials have found four new potential locations for a new police station.
Some customers on Bainbridge not expected to get electricity again until late Tuesday night.
On one point, there was little dispute: Bainbridge Island needs more affordable housing. But where? Certainly not on the city’s unused Suzuki property, said a majority of the crowd who spoke out at last week’s council session to get feedback on potential development of the 13.83-acre parcel located at the southeast corner of Sportsman Club Road and New Brooklyn Road.
The Bainbridge Spartans made their mark at state by taking sixth place as a team in the Washington 2A/3A Gymnastics Championships in the 2016 competition at the Tacoma Dome’s Exhibition Hall.
Lead has been found in the drinking water at Ordway Elementary, officials with the Bainbridge Island School District told parents in an email sent Monday night.
At a special meeting last week, the Bainbridge Island School Board decided it would limit its finalists for the job of school district superintendent to just four candidates.
Powered by a total team effort — a highly capable cadre of freshman swimmers joining with a seasoned squad of varsity veterans — the Spartans won second place at the 2016 Boys 3A State Swimming & Diving Championships last weekend at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.