Kitsap County

Suspect arrested for deadly hit-and-run that killed Port Orchard grandfather

Ali Rochelle Giannini was booked into the Kitsap County jail for hit-and-run resulting in death, failure to appear and contempt of court.

July 16, 2018 1:51pm PDT

Man walking to stay healthy for his grandkids killed by hit-and-run driver in Kitsap County

Deputies say 61-year-old Michael Keaton, who retired from the Navy, was walking against traffic and wearing a bright colored shirt and reflective vest when he was struck on the shoulder of Sidney Road.

July 15, 2018 10:03pm PDT

Ex-Bremerton coach petitions US Supreme Court over postgame prayers

A former Bremerton High School coach who was terminated when he refused to stop praying on the football field is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case.

June 26, 2018 10:17am PDT

Man who raped, killed 6-year-old Bremerton girl sentenced to 40 years to life

A man who raped, killed and buried a 6-year-old Bremerton girl in a mud bog in 2014 has been sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison.

June 18, 2018 2:26pm PDT

2 critically hurt in auto-pedestrian crash on Bainbridge Island

Two men were flown to the hospital with critical injuries after they were hit by a vehicle, according to Bainbridge Island police.

June 17, 2018 3:35pm PDT

Package at Bremerton naval shipyard is not an 'explosive threat'

A suspicious package discovered at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard gate in Bremerton was determined to be not an "explosive threat," however, Navy fire and emergency services is examining it for hazardous materials.

June 14, 2018 4:11pm PDT

Deputies wound man who led cops on 2 chases in Kitsap County

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- Authorities say deputies shot and wounded a man who led police on two separate chases in south Kitsap County.Sheriff's Deputy Scott Wilson says the man was taken to a hospital in Tacoma following Tuesday night's shooting.His condition was not immediately known.

May 16, 2018 8:12am PDT

Washington mom who killed son on Halloween was legally insane, lawyer says

The attorney of a Western Washington woman accused of strangling her 9-year-old son to death on Halloween is asking that his client be acquitted of murder charges after a psychologist working for prosecutors found she was legally insane at the time of the boy's death.

May 15, 2018 10:32am PDT

Detectives investigating possible Kitsap County homicide

Detectives say a 48-year-old man was found dead at a home near Port Orchard, in unincorporated Kitsap County.

April 22, 2018 11:11pm PDT

Driver dies after car lands upside-down in water near Bremerton

BREMERTON, Wash. -- A driver died Friday morning after being pulled out of a submerged car near Bremerton.Police were called before 5:00 a.m. to Tracyton Beach Road for the report of a 1-car crash.Bremerton police said the car landed upside-down in the water.

April 20, 2018 11:58am PDT

Starbucks announces 2 military family stores in Kitsap County

Starbucks dedicated its 40th and 41st military family store Tuesday at a ceremony in Kitsap County. 

April 10, 2018 4:10pm PDT

Sex offender accused of extorting men on gay dating sites

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- A registered sex offender in Washington is accused of collecting explicit videos from men he met on gay dating sites, then threatening to send the videos to their friends and family if the men don't send him more.The Kitsap Sun reports Christopher Malik Longmire was charged last week in Kitsap County Superior Court with three counts of second-degree extortion with sexual motivation and three counts of possession of child pornography.

April 10, 2018 7:26am PDT

Washington man gets 340 years in prison for rape and torture

A Washington man has been sentenced to 340 years in prison for charges that included torturing and threatening to kill a woman working as a prostitute.

March 27, 2018 1:38pm PDT

Kitsap County weighs drone launching ban near Navy bases

BREMERTON, Wash. -- Kitsap County commissioners are weighing an ordinance that would prohibit drones from taking off and landing near military installations in the county.The Kitsap Sun reports that Navy officials asked county commissioners in September to develop a local ordinance that would create a buffer zone around naval bases.Navy officials say prohibiting drone take-offs and landings in buffer zones would effectively prevent them from flying over military installations.

March 26, 2018 7:47am PDT

Car in deadly Port Orchard hit-and-run found; driver not in custody

Investigators have located the car involved in a hit-and-run last week that killed a good Samaritan in Port Orchard. But authorities still need the public's help tracking down the driver of that car. 

March 25, 2018 11:04pm PDT

Family, community heartbroken after local mom killed in hit-and-run crash

The Washington State Patrol is hunting for the hit-and-run driver who killed a Washington State Ferries employee near Southworth early Thursday morning.

March 22, 2018 4:34pm PDT

Good Samaritan killed by hit-and-run driver in Port Orchard

A woman was hit and killed while helping a stranded motorist on State Route 160 in Port Orchard Thursday morning. 

March 22, 2018 4:24pm PDT

Man killed in SR 3 crash in Kitsap County identified

Washington State Patrol troopers are investigating a multiple car versus truck crash that killed a man Tuesday in Kitsap County. 

March 13, 2018 2:29pm PDT

Man tries to steal truck with 2-year-old child inside; mom fights him off

A Bremerton mother fought off a man trying to steal a pickup truck with her toddler still inside. That man then led officers on a drug-influenced chase through the neighborhood.

March 8, 2018 6:10pm PST

Hundreds of gun lock boxes passed out at outdoor warehouse

Hundreds of people showed up this weekend to a gun lock box giveaway at Sportsman's Warehouse.

March 5, 2018 11:38am PST