Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island remember being forced into internment camps 80 years ago
80 years ago today, 272 Japanese Americans living in Bainbridge Island were forced into internment camps. They were the first people subjected to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
80 years later: Remembering the Japanese American Exclusion
80 years ago, the Pacific Northwest marked a dark moment in history. On March 30, 1942, 272 Japanese Americans living in Bainbridge Island were forced out of their homes and sent to internment camps.
Wednesday marks 80 years since first group of Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps
On March 30, 1942, 272 Japanese Americans living on Bainbridge Island were gathered at the Eagledale Ferry Dock and sent to California.
Pickleball players proud after game is designated as Washington State's official sport
A day after Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill naming pickleball as Washington State’s official sport, we met with the players who have been advocating for this moment since last summer.
Bainbridge Island ferry terminal cleared to reopen following bomb threat
The Bainbridge Island ferry terminal and Colman dock were temporarily closed due to a bomb threat, authorities say.
WSDOT seeks input on Seattle-Bainbridge ferry terminal
The Seattle-Bainbridge Island ferry route is the busiest in Washington, with 3.2 million travelers per year pre-pandemic. But, WSDOT is looking to renovate the 50-year-old terminal walkway on the Bainbridge side.
Shark washes ashore on Brainbridge Island
A six-gill shark was found washed up on the shore of Bainbridge Island on Monday after ingesting fishing gear.
Anonymous donor gives $1 million for Bainbridge Island bike trails
New mountain bike trails are coming to Bainbridge Island, thanks to an anonymous donor.
3 agencies investigate Washington ferry after engine fire
Three agencies are investigating a fire that damaged an engine room aboard the state ferry Wenatchee last week.
Bainbridge family honors memory of daughter with memorial scholarship fund
A week after the tragic loss of three teens on Bainbridge Island, the family of one of the victims is creating a lasting legacy in their daughter’s name.
Community mourns three Bainbridge Island teens killed in car crash
A Kitsap County community is mourning the loss of three teenage girls killed in a car crash late Tuesday night.
Help ID serial car prowl suspect detectives hope will stop before he gets hurt
Bainbridge Island Police detectives have a plea to a young car prowl suspect to do the right thing and come talk to them before he, himself gets hurt.
Speed likely a factor in rollover crash that killed 3 Bainbridge Island high school students
Investigators believe speed was a likely factor in a crash that killed three high school students on Bainbridge Island Tuesday night.
Heavy rain sends 11 million gallons of untreated wastewater into Puget Sound
The West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle sent 11 million gallons of untreated storm water and sewage into Puget Sound on Wednesday, King County’s wastewater treatment division announced, blaming the release on widespread power outages.
WMW pressure leads to surrender of woman wanted for identity theft, stealing mail
The Department of Corrections says pressure from being featured on Washington's Most Wanted led to the surrender of Ola Mae Milam on Wednesday, November 25th.
Help ID suspects who used fraudulent credit cards to steal clothes from charity store that helps children
Bainbridge Island Police are hoping someone can identity these three suspects accused of using fraudulent credit cards to buy clothes last month from the Seattle Children's Hospital Bainbridge Bargain Boutique charity store.
Help ID crew of crooks seen breaking into ATM, stealing from apartment parking garage on Bainbridge Island
Police in Bainbridge Island are hoping you can help identify a crew of crooks.
Slew of property crime crooks wanted in Bainbridge Island; WMW viewers help catch one suspect
Bainbridge Island Police are hoping you can help identify a slew of property crime crooks.
CAPTURED: WMW viewer tips lead to arrest, charge of theft suspect accused of stealing from single mom
Thanks to you, a man accused of stealing a woman's purse and going on a shopping spree with her credit cards on Bainbridge Island has been identified and charged in the case.