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BI Tree Lighting Festival coming up Nov. 25

With the holidays coming up, lots of activities are planned on Bainbridge Island and elsewhere in Kitsap County.

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King Tides flooded areas all around Kitsap County in January.

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Prepare for flooding during King Tide season

At this time of the year, the combination of abnormally high tides, heavy rain, and the gravitational pull…

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Adopted daughter: BI parents were ‘trying to escape me’

A suicidal girl told Bainbridge Island police her parents were “trying to escape me.”

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Help sought to close, consoliate BI schools to save money

The Bainbridge Island School District is seeking the public’s help in trying to decide if it needs to…

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Sgt. Trey Holden launches one of the crime-fighting drones, which can go places officers can’t because of the danger involved.

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Law enforcement using drones to catch crooks

Police around Kitsap County have taken to the air to find bad guys hiding in the woods, locate…

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The Winslow Subarea and islandwide Comprehensive plans are being done at the same time.

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BI looks to take broader view on issues in Kitsap

Bainbridge is an island, but it doesn’t need to act that way when it comes to making decisions.

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Kitsap’s Randall, Franz to run for Congress

Rep. Kilmer previously announced he won’t be seeking re-election

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Dead murder suspect, woman identified following police-involved shooting

A man who was the suspect in a Pierce County murder, along with his ex-girlfriend of Bremerton, were…

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Police discover 2 dead bodies in PO home

A weekend welfare check led to the discovery of two dead women in a potential murder-suicide at a…

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Treatment plant, event permits on BI agenda

The Bainbridge Island City Council will discuss upgrades and capacity of the Winslow Wastewater Treatment Plant at its…

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Bail $500K for man charged with rape of child

Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Bremerton man, 65, charged with first degree rape of a…

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Jeff Wiley (back left) and Elizabeth Doll (back right) stands among the Kitsap residents standing up for election workers in the county.

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Bipartisan effort takes stands against mail-in threats

In a rare but welcome showing of bipartisanship, residents briefly organized in Port Orchard Nov. 14 to show…

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Trio of Kitsap women excel in global shipping industry

Pacific Rim Shipbrokers, Inc., a woman-owned small business in Kitsap County, has been making waves in the global…