A 20-member task force, formed to help draft a new Kitsap County shoreline plan, was appointed Monday night by the Kitsap County commissioners.

The Manchester Librarya s activity room was far from quiet Tuesday afternoon as Childrena s Librarian Heidi Larsen hosted the first Teen Tuesday event.

A third public workshop, part of the process to develop land use plans for the central Kitsap area state parks, will be held Wednesday.

The owner of the controversial Woods View development in Manchester has filed a claim against Kitsap County alleging that county officials intentionally derailed the project.

A car passes through Harper on Southworth Drive Monday afternoon. A bill sponsored by two local state senators would transfer responsibility for Southworth Drive and Mile Hill Drive back to the state.

“They have guns. Can you come really fast? And bring soldiers, too.” That was the urgent message a Southern California boy gave a 911 operator he dialed from a bathroom when three armed robbers threatened his parents. A sheriff credited the boy with averting a tragedy.

Davis: Selection Sunday is just days away. That means this is Championship Week and that always comes with the promise for high drama. This will close the mailbag for another season. Hope your team has a good March and thanks for your questions.

Big 12 roundup: No. 12 seeds take command early, roll 75-60; Texas Tech triumphs.

Big East roundup: Deonta Vaughn made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left then made the game-saving strip just before the buzzer and Cincinnati beat Louisville 69-66 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big East tournament.

Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, Caron Butler added 16 points, and the Dallas Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA’s longest winning streak this season with their 13th straight victory, 96-87 over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

A day after former Rep. Eric Massa acknowledged tickling a staffer but denied sexual intent, the House ethics panel is ending its investigation, The Washington Post reports.

Democrats claim momentum in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues.

Vice President Joe Biden voices displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement and reassures his Palestinian hosts that they deserve an independent state.

A government panel says too many women who want to avoid a second Cesarean-section for child birth are being denied the chance.

Wednesday night’s “American Idol” semifinal round was seriously one of the weirdest nights I can ever remember in the show’s nine years.

Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.

All that’s standing between him and the rest of his life are 16 contestants and a couple of more months trying to make small talk with Ryan Seacrest.

Haim had flulike symptoms before he died and was getting over-the-counter and prescription medications, Police Sgt. William Mann said.

The actor had been suffering from flu-like symptoms for several days before finally stumbling in front of his mother at her Los Angeles apartment early Wednesday morning.