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BI tries to level playing field for middle school sports

Bainbridge High School sports are at a disadvantage because there is no feeder program from the middle schools.

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Bainbridge Island City Councilmember Jon Quitslund reacts to the announcement that the Historic Preservation Commission was resigning en masse.

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BI’s historic commission resigns all at once

The Bainbridge Island Historic Preservation Committee is supposed to guide city government in making decisions honoring the past.

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Convicted murderer Danie Kelly is ushered into the courtroom minutes before learning the decision of the jury.

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3 found guilty in Kitsap court of 4 murders

A 12-member jury delivered a guilty verdict in Kitsap County Superior Court April 5 on all counts against…

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Emanuel Calderon sits down in the jury box after being arraigned in Kitsap County Superior Court.

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Man stabbed in bloody homicide on Easter Sunday

A Bremerton man is dead and a suspect in custody in an alleged stabbing homicide on Easter Sunday.

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Indipino elder Bethany Mapanao displays the drum her brother painted for her with an image of her animal, a wolf. She is also wearing a woven cedar hat from the Lummi tribe, which she “wears with pride.”

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BI Indipino community records its oral history in interviews

For a fairly small island, the history and people of Bainbridge have a long memory.

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A large black bear grazes in a field.

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Bear necessity: Respect them ‘so they can stay wild’

Don’t give them easy access to food

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Two preschool students play in the water during a school day.

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Legacy of outdoor ed on BI brings nature to kids

Bainbridge Islanders are known for their love and appreciation of the natural environment. But what inspires that passion,…

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Herring spawn event seen from above along Agate Pass in March of 2023.

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Spring has spawn: Herring return after ‘Holy cow’ recovery

Spring may have melted away dreams of snow, but the beaches of Bainbridge Island are still dappled with…

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Bill Buchan and Doug Knight prepare for the 1980 Olympics.

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Husband sails through life while wife rows

Doug and Sigrid Knight of Bainbridge Island have excelled in competitions on the water, but in different sports—Doug…

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The city of Bainbridge Island states that it does not have a replacement structure planned following the removal of the gazebo.

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BI’s mysterious ‘guerilla gazebo’ removed

The mystery surrounding the “guerilla gazebo” continues even as it’s been condemned and removed.

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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…