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🌱 How a Highway 3 crash case led back to Bremerton home

Bremerton, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Bremerton! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Highway 3 crash case led back to Bremerton home
  • How Bremerton can honor Trooper Gadd with a lifesaving donation
  • Meet the award-winning sailor serving patients at Naval Hospital Bremerton.

Also on today's calendar: Learn to Play and Make Your Own Didgeridoo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hazy sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
  • Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Poulsbo man sentenced for manslaughter, string of crashes in 2024 (kitsapsun.com) — A Poulsbo man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after a 2024 DUI crash spree on Highway 3 and the death of a Bremerton woman. Bremerton police later found the woman, his girlfriend, dead in her 5th Street home, with security footage and court documents outlining his movements before his arrest.
   

2. Honoring a Hero: Trooper Chris Gadd (clarkcountytoday.com) — Bremerton residents are invited to honor fallen Washington State Patrol Trooper Chris Gadd by donating blood at a memorial drive hosted at the local WSP headquarters, alongside five other cities statewide. Bloodworks Northwest says about 1,000 donors are needed daily, so participating in this event directly supports local hospitals while carrying on Gadd’s legacy of service.
   

3. Amarillo native serves with Navy Medicine in the Pacific Northwest (abc7amarillo.com) — A hospital corpsman stationed at NMRTC Bremerton has been named Junior Sailor of the Quarter, highlighting the work of Navy Medicine based at Naval Hospital Bremerton. The story traces her path from Texas to Kitsap County and explains how the Bremerton-based command supports fleet readiness and local military health care.
   

4. Midweek Roundup: off the rails, again (seattletransitblog.com) — Bremerton riders should know that temporary state-funded Bremerton Fast Ferry sailings are scheduled to end after August 31, affecting commute options across the Sound. The broader roundup also covers a recent Link derailment, Seattle transit safety changes, and several housing and land-use debates that could shape regional travel patterns.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My favorite store.
    Employee owned and operated. For nine years, once a month at least, I would drive an hour and a half each way to stock up at Winco. Loving the fact… (Nextdoor New Hope)
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Janitorial/Maintenance in Bremerton. Apply here.
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales – Part Time in Port Orchard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bremerton here.

Ok Bremerton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bremerton

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.