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A section of Pioneer Way was fenced off so that archaeologists could recover Native American remains in 2011.

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Oak Harbor, tribe settle bones dispute

The ordeal that began when a worker noticed a human bone in a pile of dirt during the…

Tyler Hansen

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Oystercatcher cooks up success

They’re not the dishes your mom made — unless she’s some sort of culinary genius. Imagine pan-roasted duck…

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Man claims to own island, loses in court

A Clinton man who maintains that he is the chief of a Native American tribe that owns all…

Whidbey Island Race Week draws sailboats from far and wide for a week of racing.

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Whidbey Race Week gets new owners for 2015

The nationally recognized sailboat regatta held out of Oak Harbor each July will have new owners next year.…

Tim Sterkel: “If I made a difference

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Oak Harbor captain retires after 39 years

It was the sun that finally did it. Capt. Tim Sterkel could have ended his career with the…

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Three cases of whooping cough reported on Whidbey

Three recent cases of whooping cough in Oak Harbor schools and one in Coupeville — as well as…

Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks will run for re-election.

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Banks to run for re-election

Greg Banks isn’t ready to give up his day job. The Island County prosecutor decided last year that…

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Nobody injured in drive-by shooting on North Whidbey

The Island County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for any information regarding a drive-by shooting on North…

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Historic cottage faces collapse

A unique cable system is pretty much the only thing preventing a small, historic building on Coupeville’s famed…

Workers examine the remains of the 330-year-old Garry oak that was removed in front of the Oak Harbor Post Office March 23.

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Union files grievance over cutting of landmark tree in Oak Harbor

The secrecy behind the City of Oak Harbor’s decision to cut down the landmark Garry oak tree at…

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Exploding tire alerts neighbor to burning home on Race Road

Nobody was injured when a mobile home on Race Road burned to the ground Sunday night. Chief Ed…

Firefighters with Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue extinguish a mobile home on Race Road that caught fire Sunday night.

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Home on Race Road goes up in flames | Slideshow

Nobody was injured when a mobile home on Race Road burned to the ground Sunday night. Chief Ed…

Detective Carl Seim with the Oak Harbor Police Department holds more than 74 grams of black-tar heroin he seized from a drug dealer. He said it’s worth about $5

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Heroin: Relatively cheap, drug’s use is rising on Whidbey

Once considered a drug for rock stars and hardcore users, heroin has gained a troubling prominence on Whidbey…