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EIS on NAS Whidbey growth taking longer than expected

The Navy is taking longer than it expected to finish an Environmental Impact Statement on the number of…

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New hospital wing starting to take shape

The site that will become a new 60,000-square-foot wing at Whidbey General Hospital is starting to take shape.

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Saving man’s best friend: Fire captain: ‘He was crying to the point I was crying’

They say a dog is man’s best friend, and for Mark Johnsen, it’s especially true. His 2-year-old golden…

A sailboat trip to Port Townsend went badly Saturday when a man’s outboard motor failed. His boat was still washed up Tuesday on West Beach

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Boat beached on Whidbey after sailing trip goes awry

A sailboat was still beached near the tideline of West Beach Tuesday morning after a boat trip went…

Organizers and the future homeowners of a Habitat for Humanity photo break ground on the site. Brett D’Antonio

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Habitat breaks ground on first multi-family unit

Bonnie Patterson wants to make a better life for her children, and she’s willing to put in the…

Army personnel put together a troposcatter communications system. The system transmits and receives microwave radio signals by bouncing them off layers of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Army sets up camp at Navy airfield

The Army paid a visit to Coupeville’s Outlying Field this week to practice skills that could save lives…

Police officer Nathan Padrta and Oak Harbor High School dean Pat Felger walk the halls between classes.

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Breaking barriers: New school officer is loving the job

Nathan Padrta dons his uniform, holsters his gun and heads to work — at Oak Harbor High School.…

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Oak Harbor firefighters honored for rescue

Firefighters Chris Hiteshew, Jesse Bosley, Sam Fain, Gregg Alonzo and Mike King from Navy Region Northwest Fire &…

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Larsen backs electronic warfare bill: Measure would speed up elecronic warfare technology updates

Congressman Rick Larsen introduced a bill that, if passed, will help get cutting-edge electronic-warfare technology to the Navy…

Oak Harbor Police are looking for this man who robbed a Subway Tuesday night.

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Oak Harbor police seeking tips leading to Subway robber

Oak Harbor police are looking for a man who robbed the Subway sandwich shop off Highway 20 Tuesday…

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Navy SAR evacuates woman from Whidbey General Hospital

A Search and Rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island evacuated a pregnant woman suffering a fetal…

The military has used troposcatter communications since the 1960s to transmit voice and data without satellites or high-frequency radio signals. The system transmits and receives microwave signals out of sight lines by bouncing radio signals off layers of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Army to conduct communications training at OLF

Starting Monday, expect to see Army tents, generators, vehicles and other equipment at the Outlying Landing Field in…

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Army, Navy to hold training jointly at OLF

Starting Monday, expect to see Army tents, generators, vehicles and other equipment at the Outlying Landing Field in…