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

Kitsap County concludes three days of 2027 budget hearings confronting a $9.4M General Fund structural deficit, weighing a 0.1% public safety sales tax against 60 staff cuts.

A federal judge in Seattle has dismissed with prejudice the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking unredacted voter registration files for 4.8 million Washington residents.

Bremerton opens public review on $325,900 in 2027 CDBG recommendations, funding sewer fixes across four parks, Dibb Street ADA curb ramps, and local business training.

Governor Bob Ferguson and DCYF announced 42 new preschool sites adding 2,400 slots across Washington under a public-private partnership with the Ballmer Group.

A Kitsap County Superior Court jury in Port Orchard has awarded $30.18 million to former deputy Matthew Murphy after a training rifle entanglement led to leg amputation.

PeaceHealth will eliminate 150 IT jobs across Vancouver, Bellingham, and Sedro-Woolley on November 20 as it outsources tech operations to Tech Mahindra subsidiary The HCI Group.

Washington State Ferries launched its fall 2026 sailing schedule on Sunday, but the planned two-boat Seattle-Bremerton service dropped to single-boat operations after the MV Kaleetan tied up early, causing multi-sailing vehicle delays and terminal backups.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joins a 22-state coalition in Manhattan federal court to halt a new DHS public charge rule penalizing immigrant families for accessing Medicaid, food assistance, and housing.