Teen moves on with life after AFM
Stricken with acute flaccid myelitis two years ago, Hayden Werdal doesn’t let paralysis deter him
View ArticleBainbridge School Board considers Feb. 14 levies
The board votes Thursday on replacing two expiring levies for education programs and operations, and technology.
View ArticleWoman hit by car on Old Military Road
A 72-year-old woman who was struck by a car and knocked unconscious Monday evening while walking on Old Military Road was take to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, authorities said.
View ArticleMan in Warren Avenue crash remains critical
A 24-year-old Bremerton man remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
View ArticleVisual vote: Maps detail election night outcomes
A look at countywide voting trends for some of Kitsap's high-interest races.
View ArticleMore than 100 troops seeking transgender care
Troops coming forward after policy allowing open service went into effect Oct. 1
View ArticleVeterans Day deals and freebies
National chains are saying "thank you" to veterans and active military members by offering freebies and deals on food and drinks.
View ArticleNavy to expand sonar, other training off Northwest coast
Critics worry the noise from sonar can kill or injure whales and disrupt their feeding and communications.
View ArticleCase goes to jury in deadly 2014 university shooting
SEATTLE (AP) - The trial of a man charged with killing a student and wounding two others before being tackled by another student at a small private Seattle university in 2014 went to the jury for...
View ArticleEPA approves parts of Washington clean-water plan
The Environmental Protection Agency's action Tuesday comes years after contentious debate over how clean the state's rivers and bays need to be so people can safely eat fish from those waters.
View ArticleState forecast to spend $5 billion on education through 2021
Lawmakers return to the Capitol on January as the state continues to be under a contempt order by the state Supreme Court.
View ArticleJury convicts man in fatal shooting at Seattle university
The King County jury found Aaron Ybarra guilty of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder and one account assault for the attack at Seattle Pacific University.
View ArticleSheriff: Missing Washington state family found alive
They were found walking near a general store in Matlock.
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: Suspect in mall shooting began at theater
Reports say Cetin was in contact with relatives in Turkey who possibly had ties to the Islamic State terror group.
View ArticlePot sales surge in Washington state
Residents and visitors bought more marijuana than ever before in the second quarter of 2016.
View ArticleYoung activists seek tougher action on climate change
Eight children are asking a Seattle judge to find Washington state in contempt for failing to adequately protect them and future generations from the harmful effects of climate change.
View ArticleMost expensive destroyer in Navy history breaks down
The Zumwalt has suffered an engineering problem in the Panama Canal and had to be towed to port.
View ArticleFidel Castro has died at age 90, brother says
HAVANA (AP) - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died at age 90, his brother, President Raul Castro announced late Friday on state television.
View ArticleFidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90 in Cuba
Castro's younger brother Raul announced his death late Friday on state television.
View ArticleVeteran homelessness nearly eliminated, leaders say
An initiative housed more than 100 veteran households in the past year.
View ArticleTerrorism suspected in car-and-knife attack at Ohio State
Two of those people are in stable condition, the department said. It had no information on the other five people.
View ArticleCanada PM approves controversial pipeline to Pacific Coast
TORONTO (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday approved one controversial pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific Coast, but rejected another.
View ArticleEscaping wildfires meant fleeing through hell-like landscape
Hundreds of homes and other buildings, including a 16-story hotel, were damaged or destroyed.
View ArticleSurvey shows jump in mountain goats in Olympic Mountains
The U.S. Geological Survey says there are an estimated 620 goats and the population has increased by an average rate of 8 percent each year from 2004 to 2016.
View Article'A clear shot' - police kill suspect, rescue children
The suspect was shot at approximately 3:30 a.m. Thursday, ending an 11-hour standoff.
View ArticleStarbucks: Schultz to step down as CEO, focus on innovation
The Seattle-based company announced Thursday that Kevin Johnson will become chief executive as of April 3.
View ArticleSeabeck gun range to close under latest court order
Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club says it doesn’t have the money to pay for permits required by county land-use regulations.
View ArticlePolice: Marksman killed gunman after child ran to porch
Authorities said Friday that about two weeks prior, Johnson had impersonated a law enforcement officer at the Tacoma Mall.
View ArticleMemorial service for slain Tacoma officer set for Friday
Tacoma Police say services for Officer Reginald "Jake" Gutierrez will be held at the Tacoma Dome and will be open to the public.
View ArticleFire tears through Oakland dance party, killing at least 9
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters struggled to get to bodies in the rubble Saturday after a fire tore through a converted Oakland warehouse during a late-night electronic music party, killing at...
View ArticleUS to build $1.6B Idaho facility for warships' nuclear waste
Officials said the new facility is needed to keep nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines deployed.
View ArticleMaker of duck boat in Seattle crash to pay up to $1 million
The company manufactured the stretch amphibious vehicle involved in the Sept. 24, 2015, crash that killed five college students.
View ArticleBremerton accessibility advocate dies
Rebecca Uhtoff led an effort to bring an accessible playground for children of all abilities to Bremerton and advocated often for children with disabilities.
View ArticleThey Remember: Dec. 7, 1941
Our 2009 package on local survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
View ArticleStarbucks to boost number of shops, add more food to menu
Seattle-based coffee brewer plans to open 12,000 new locations in five years.
View ArticleGroups sue feds to force Washington to protect Puget Sound
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, seeks to force the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to cut funding to the state for failing to protect coastal...
View ArticleCrowd honors 'gift of freedom' from Pearl Harbor servicemen
Survivors mark the 75th anniversary of the attack that plunged the United States into World War II and left more than 2,300 service people dead.
View ArticleNavy's futuristic-looking USS Zumwalt arrives in homeport
The ship was commissioned in October in Baltimore and encountered some hiccups on its way to California — including losing propulsion in the Panama Canal.
View ArticleFormer astronaut, US Sen. John Glenn of Ohio has died at 95
The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95.
View ArticleJohn Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, has died at 95
John Herschel Glenn Jr. had two major career paths that often intersected: flying and politics, and he soared in both of them.
View ArticleCHI Franciscan to partner with Virginia Mason Health System
The health care organizations will remain separate entities.
View ArticleCities, county get boost amid brighter economic picture
As the Great Recession dims in the rearview mirror, local governments respond with new hires.
View ArticleCertificate of need filed for expanded Harrison hospital in Silverdale
Tacoma-based medical group applied for certificate of need.
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