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Catholic church closes on base after 77 years
Members of a Catholic congregation at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island say they are heartbroken that services will…
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Pentagon urging weaker standard for PFAS cleanup
It’s unclear what impact, if any, the Penta-gon’s proposal to weaken standards for groundwater pollution found around military…
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Garden-tool-wielding woman sent to prison
An Oak Harbor woman who yelled at police to shoot her while she was armed with a garden…
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Oak Harbor man sentenced for child porn
An Oak Harbor man who accidentally sent child pornography to a stranger was recently sent to prison.
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Navy man accused of assaulting two children
A Navy man with a history of child abuse was recently charged with additional child assault charges, according…
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Navy announces decision on Growlers
Under a decision announced today, the Navy will add 36 EA-18G Growler aircraft to Naval Air Station Whidbey…
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Navy agrees to pay $867,000 to restore historic Ferry House
The Navy will fund restoration of the historic Ferry House in Central Whidbey as mitigation for the EA-18G…
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Oak Harbor airport lawsuit lingers on
One in a tangled series of lawsuits involving the Oak Harbor airport a decade ago still isn’t settled.
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Woman arrested after high-speed chase
A 30-year-old woman is accused of leading a deputy on a high-speed chase that ended at the Clinton…
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Oak Harbor man guilty in string of burglaries
A man who went on a burglary spree in Oak Harbor last year pleaded guilty to nine different…
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Whidbey Island man sent to prison for assaulting woman
A man who committed two felony-level assaults of women in an eight-month period was sent to prison Monday.
Obituaries
Ada Beverly Ray: Sept. 12, 1969 – March 4, 2019
Ada Beverly Ray, 49, longtime resident of Whidbey Island, passed away peacefully from complications of cancer in Everett,…