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Dr. Jen Stonequist operates on a cat in the shelter’s new Lifesaving Center.

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Humane Society’s new Lifesaving Center opens

Pets of homeless and low-income people now have a place to get emergency veterinary care with the opening…

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SK basketball coach Anthony Lewis being treated in a hospital room.

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SK coach out of hospital after shooting; support continues

South Kitsap High School basketball coach Anthony Lewis was released from Tacoma General Hospital Feb. 29, a huge…

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North Kitsap finishes third at state.

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NK blows out Bremerton to take 3rd at state

North Kitsap placed third at state, beating Olympic League foe Bremerton 71-48 at the Sun Dome in Yakima…

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Sunset over Patagonia, AZ, where the Hyla class stayed during the Borderlines course.

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Hyla students learn about border conflicts during Arizona trip

Ten high school-age students from Hyla School on Bainbridge Island spent their winter break getting an eye-opening course…

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NK superintendent Laurynn Evans sits aside her legal counsel in a Feb. 28 hearing.

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Diversion agreement reached for NK superintendent

The criminal case brought against North Kitsap School District superintendent Laurynn Evans may be dismissed in August after…

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A rough-skinned newt crossing a bike path Feb. 8.

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Newt crossing guards help BI amphibians survive

The life cycle of salmon is the heartbeat of the Pacific Northwest, but it’s not the only watery…

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South Kitsap boys basketball coach Anthony Lewis.

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SK basketball coach shot on I-5, in stable condition

South Kitsap High School boys basketball coach Anthony Lewis was the victim of a shooting on Interstate 5…

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Misdemeanor charge filed against NK superintendent

Court date set for Feb. 28

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Fancy Vargas next to some of the art at the display.

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Black excellence exhibit inspires BI locals

When Akuyea Vargas moved to Bainbridge Island 33 years ago, it was as one of the only Black…

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Travis Wolfe, Horticulture program manager, checks out just a portion of the park for small dogs, which is about 2 acres in size.

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BI dog park ready for bark

Strawberry Hill Park is going to the dogs.

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Acting superintendent Amii Thompson shared amended details about the school budget at a board meeting Feb. 8.

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Bainbridge won’t be closing schools

The Bainbridge Island School District numbers just didn’t add up.

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Peggy and Ronald Booth on their wedding day in 1960.

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All they need is love — for 63 years

Love is on the breeze for Bainbridge Island, but it’s the wind in the sails for this longtime…

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It was standing-room only at the Feb. 8 NKSD school board meeting, with many showing up to show their displeasure with the board and superintendent Laurynn Evans following her being named a suspect in a case involving the theft and disposal of campaign signs against the Feb. 13 NKSD bond measure.

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NK school board approves paid leave for superintendent

The North Kitsap School District board approved putting superintendent Laurynn Evans on paid administrative leave at its contentious…