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Driver airlifted after being injured in Mason County rollover crash Wednesday
A 43-year-old driver was injured in a Mason County rollover crash on U.S. Highway 101 early Wednesday morning. The crash occurred at 1:21 a.m. May 1 as the driver was approaching U.S. 101 from State Route 106 in Skokomish near Annas Bay, according to a Washington State Patrol press memo.
Woman arrested driving moving truck on freeway near Durkee pleads guilty to DUII, eluding police
A Washington woman arrested on Interstate 84 near Durkee on April 21 after driving a U-Haul moving truck at speeds up to 75 mph after blowing one front tire, and then trying to elude a state trooper, pleaded guilty to two charges on Wednesday, May 1 in Baker County Circuit Court.
With childcare at a premium in Kitsap, provider lands state grant to fuel expansion
PORT ORCHARD — Billy Sedgwick, 4, has been going to the Treetop Village Early Learning Center in Bremerton since he was 8 weeks old. When his family bought a house in Port Orchard, Sedgwick's mom, Kari Jones, couldn't find a suitable daycare center closer to home. That results in an additional 90 minutes or more commuting when she leaves work in Gig Harbor, heads to Bremerton's east side to pick up her son, and returns home.
Naloxone availability expands throughout Kitsap as opioid overdoses continue to rise
On a single weekend day within the past month, staff at the Salvation Army shelter on Sixth Street shelter in Bremerton responded to seven overdoses, Lance Walters said. With the increased use of fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin — overdoses have become a near-daily reality for staff.
Bremerton food bank launches new effort to connect neighbors and meet growing food needs
Walking through the rooms of Bremerton Foodline, Executive Director Cori Kauk describes her grand vision for the currently under-remodel food bank: A new, inviting floor space for shoppers, more accessible entry points, and redoing a shed out back. By comparison, her latest project seems quite small. It needs only a...
Salvation Army’s shelter extends to May 2025, starting clock to find city's next shelter
May 1 once marked the date the Salvation Army in Bremerton would close its overnight winter shelter. This year, the date serves as a reminder of the one-year timeline homeless service providers in Bremerton currently have to create a long-term shelter for the city’s homeless population. The Salvation Army,...
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