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

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest launches procurement for a historic 5 billion multi-mission dry dock overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton to service Gerald R. Ford-class supercarriers.

The Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials voted to freeze compensation for Gov. Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and Lt. Gov. Denny Heck while approving modest raises for lawmakers.

More than 180,000 general election ballots have reached Kitsap County voters, opening an 18-day voting period for contested county offices, public power measures, and statewide initiatives.

Thirteen Washington and Oregon lawmakers demand transparency from Homeland Security over reported plans to buy the 1,575-bed Northwest ICE Processing Center ahead of contract expiration.

The Kitsap Regional Library Board of Trustees has cleared Executive Director Jason Driver of unlawful policy violations following a three-month workplace investigation, while the WPEA staff union continues to demand his removal.

Federal and state agricultural inspectors confirmed the first Eastern Washington detection of the invasive emerald ash borer in Walla Walla County, placing the destructive beetle on both sides of the Cascades.

State regulators levied $357,326 in total penalties and response costs against the owner of the 38-foot pleasure craft Nautilus for pumping 123 gallons of diesel into Bremerton Marina.

A University of Washington Center for Human Rights study documents 356 roadside arrests following federal queries of state driver records through Nlets and WSP ACCESS, prompting calls for strict judicial warrant mandates.