Poulsbo News

Ryan Villopoto swept the 450 class motos Saturday at Thunder Valley Motocross Park to remain perfect after two rounds in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.

Shaina Weintraub is a 2012 Kingston High School graduate, and just finished her first year at Central Washington University.

The Bainbridge Island man arrested on multiple charges last week now faces another for trafficking stolen property he allegedly took from an island home.

"In this area, it's great. Poulsbo has a lot of readers," new owner Charlie Wise said of brick-and-mortar bookstores.

Crowds lined up along the sidewalks of Front Street in Poulsbo to cheer on the participants of the 5-mile and 1-mile runs during the 36th annual Viking Fest Road Race May 18.

Poulsbo Police Officer Ricki Sabado is on paid administrative leave while the department investigates his wife's alleged DUI crash and his son's alleged trafficking in stolen property.

Poulsbo Police say a second-grade boy, either 7 or 8 years old, admitted starting fires at Poulsbo Elementary School Tuesday and Wednesday.

A fire contained to a garbage can in a boys bathroom at Poulsbo Elementary School forced students and staff to evacuate May 21.

Special law enforcement patrols will focus on another important traffic safety concern - distracted drivers who are texting and talking on their cell phones begining today.

If director Joel Zwick made a film about this weekend's activities on the Peninsula, he might call it "My Big Fat Kitsap Weekend." Poulsbo's Viking Fest, which celebrates the Norwegian heritage of the city's founders, also features Suquamish Tribe artists and Irish dancers, two other cultures prominent in Poulsbo's makeup.

This weekend in a small house across the street from the Spokane River in Peaceful Valley, a handful of artists will exhibit their work.

Beginning May 15, Poulsbo will be host to the historic heritage yacht, M/V Lotus, one of the few yacht on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Buetow, who has lived on Bainbridge for more than 20 years, is currently chairwoman of the city's Utility Advisory Committee.

Crazy out there! I was at the Poulsbo Library when the power went out. But on Viking it was on.

Kara L. Wilson, 25, of Poulsbo, is charged in Kitsap County Superior Court with residential burglary, second-degree theft and first-degree trafficking in stolen property.

Pro-Guard Self Storage has donated the free use of two units at its Poulsbo, Wash., facility as prizes during the 45th annual Viking Fest, a three-day festival celebrating the Scandinavian heritage of Poulsbo and Kitsap County.

A tree came down on top of a house in Edgewood during Monday's storm. A line of thunderstorms and strong winds plowed through Western Washington on Monday afternoon, toppling trees and ripping down power lines.

In 2002, when the primary seat belt law went into effect, approximately 82 percent of Washington drivers wore seat belts and nearly 97 percent of Washington drivers are buckling up, today.

A small boat cruises Friday through the waters of Liberty Bay as it heads for the Poulsbo Marina.

Pam VanOverbeke, the catering coordinator at The Coffee Oasis in Bremerton, cleans tables inside.