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BISD budget update in progress; full reductions coming May 8

Superintendent Amii Thompson provided an update on the Bainbridge Island School District budget at the board meeting April…

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Kitsap County Superior Court cases

Naked photos of wife on internet

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Bainbridge police officers wearing their body cameras.

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Uninvolved parties to pay for BI police body cam footage

The Bainbridge Island City Council approved at its April 22 meeting a new resolution that will charge some…

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The Carlisle II traverses Sinclair Inlet.

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KT looking into ferry routes between Kitsap communities

The Kitsap Transit board approved an intra-county ferry feasibility study at its April 15 meeting, which would look…

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MMR vaccine vial.

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KPHD hoping to secure funding for more vaccine clinics

The Kitsap Public Health District was notified March 27 of the termination of a grant for immunization efforts…

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Expanded pediatric care coming to Kitsap through new partnership

Families in Kitsap County will soon have expanded access to pediatric and mother-baby care due to a new…

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BHS musician Finn Armstrong earned three gold medals at the 2025 WIAA/WMEA State Solo & Ensemble Competition.

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BHS musicians set record with 7 medals at state competition

Bainbridge High School musicians set a new school record at the recent 2025 WIAA/WMEA State Solo & Ensemble…

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Bull kelp

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Kitsap part of recovery effort for two Puget Sound marine species

Tribes, scientists and BI high school student help pass new law

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Graduates from Bainbridge are most likely to attend four-year colleges.

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What do you plan to do after graduation?

High school seniors around Kitsap County will soon be tossing graduation caps in the air, marking the end…

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Hyla Middle School science teacher Caroline Little reviews the filtration process in the HyLab classroom.

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BI teacher one of 8 in country to be launched into suborbit

Hyla Middle School science teacher Caroline Little will be one of eight teachers from across the United States…

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Current volunteer firefighter/EMT Devin James.

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Dwindling volunteer firefighters leads BIFD to re-evaluate program

Since its founding in 1942, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department has relied on volunteers to serve the community.…

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A rendering from the deck point of view of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Visitor Center.

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BIJAEM Visitor Center construction planned for late summer

Delays that have plagued the new visitor center at the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial on Bainbridge Island may…

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Bainbridge Island Transit Center.

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Electric bus charging station coming to Bainbridge

Proposed fare increases also discussed at KT meeting