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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.
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...
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.
Everything we know about the missing zebra in WA right now
SEATTLE - Authorities in King County are continuing their search for a zebra that escaped a trailer in North Bend near I-90 on Sunday afternoon. The female zebra, part of a group of four being transported out of state, made a break for freedom when the driver stopped to secure the trailer along eastbound I-90.
How politicians killed food delivery in Seattle
For years, Gary Lardizabal made a living delivering food in the Seattle metro. But he says a new ordinance that went into effect in January is putting his livelihood at risk. The law, which was designed to increase pay for food delivery drivers, has resulted in a collapse of food orders. “I can’t pay rent. […]
Seattle Weather: Mild day with increasing clouds, later showers Friday
Plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures today, finally above average after a cooler week. Highs topped out in the upper 50s. Tonight, we will see temperatures a few degrees warmer than the last several nights along with plenty of clear skies. Lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. A...
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.
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