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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

Reward raised to $20,000 in quadruple murder of Kitsap County family

As grieving loved ones prepare to mark one year since a family of four was murdered in Kitsap County, Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound is now offering a $20,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest and charges in the case.

Shutdown impacts military families: 'It's really frustrating because he does a lot for his country'

A government shutdown doesn’t stop the military from doing its job. It also doesn’t stop bills from piling up at home. Bremerton newlywed Michelle Meli says the situation is "frustrating."

Suspect killed, two officers hurt in Bremerton police-involved shooting

Bremerton Police Chief Steve Strachan tells Q13 News, an officer on routine patrol came across a vehicle that belongs to someone wanted for violating a domestic violence order of protection.