Vyraa — Local News for Bremerton, Kitsap County & Washington State

Tens of thousands of wild chum salmon are filling Chico Creek as the $56.8 million Highway 3 fish-barrier removal project marks its second fall spawning season in Kitsap County.

State budget writers and public disclosure regulators urge Washington lawmakers to hold a record $51 million campaign finance penalty in reserve as Meta prepares a federal appeal.

The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on a resolution adjusting unincorporated stormwater utility fees to $149 in 2027 and $156 in 2028 to relieve the county road fund.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has offered unarmed, plainclothes National Guard personnel to monitor ballot drop boxes under an opt-in Election Neighborhood Watch following regional threats.

South Kitsap School District officials report thirty illegal school bus passings in the opening weeks of the 2026 fall term, prompting automated camera enforcement and mandatory $419 citations under Washington State law.

The Washington State Department of Transportation has closed two westbound lanes on the 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge around-the-clock through November 8 for critical expansion joint repairs.

Kitsap Transit commissioners authorized $233,366 in emergency repair change orders for the M/V Finest dry dock overhaul and acquired a 3.46-acre surplus WSDOT parcel near Bond Road for $720,000.

A joint report by the Washington State Hospital Association and community health leaders warns federal Medicaid cuts will eliminate coverage for 200,000 residents and inflict $5.8 billion in hospital revenue losses through 2033.