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Poulsbo is consolidating municipal public works operations at a modern 20 million dollar campus on Viking Way, retiring a WWII-era Quonset hut on Iverson Street.

Washington state negotiators and public sector unions representing over 44,000 workers reached tentative two-year contract agreements following weeks of impasse, meeting the crucial October 1 budget deadline.

Emily Vranic and Heather Marquis received federal prison sentences after stealing personal records from over 250 Puget Sound victims to fund personal expenses and home mortgage payments.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a 24-state coalition secure a formal settlement blocking federal cuts to AmeriCorps, preserving over $21 million in community service funding across Washington state.

An 18-month Port of Bremerton study outlines $24M in needed upgrades to launch commercial passenger flights at Bremerton National Airport, ruling out cargo.

Washington insurance regulators approve an average 22.2 percent rate hike for 2027 individual health plans, impacting 281,055 residents as expired federal subsidies destabilize risk pools.

Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading two federal lawsuits challenging Trump administration rules that strip habitat protections from the 1973 law, with southern resident orcas and salmon at the center of the state's case.

A late-night altercation two blocks from Bremerton High School left three young men wounded and multiple homes and vehicles damaged by gunfire, prompting Bremerton Police to appeal for neighborhood security video.