SMMC launches doula program, as Kitsap sees an increase in OBGYNs
St. Michael Medical Center has launched a new volunteer doula program to improve birth outcomes. It comes as providers have seen more OBGYNs hired.
Here's where you can find warming centers in western WA amid sub-freezing low temps
Tacoma Public Libraries and Pierce County Libraries will be available for use as warming centers, as well as local malls in ...
Pierce County firefighters are working 24-hour shifts in LA. Here’s what they’re seeing
To get to our assigned area, we drive through the Palisades area every day, and I mean the damage is really unbelievable,” ...
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Naval Magazine Indian Island sees change in command
PORT TOWNSEND — Commander R.J. Jameson has assumed the role of commander for Naval Magazine Indian Island and Navy Munitions ...
Ferry system increases ridership by a half million in 2024
EDMONDS — Washington State Ferries announced that it increased ridership by over a half million in 2024. The agency said 19.1 million people used the ferry system last year, up 2.6% over 2023. The ...
Warming centers open in western Washington amid sub-freezing overnight temperatures
Sub-freezing overnight temperatures are expected to persist for much of this week, prompting multiple counties to open ...
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KT ferries carry record 1.22 million riders in ‘24
Kitsap Transit’s passenger-only ferries carried a record 1.22 million riders in 2024, 12% more than the previous year.
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Conservation effort in North Kitsap continues with $6.3 million purchase of forest
Over 450 acres of forest land has been acquired by Great Peninsula Conservancy ... a developing trail that is planned to span from Washington state to Washington, D.C. separate from existing ...