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    Articles by Jessie Stensland
    Measles exposure includes ferry
    Measles exposure includes ferry
    By Jessie Stensland • January 9, 2026 1:30 am

    Health departments in Snohomish and King counties reported three confirmed cases during the holidays

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    Judge denies motion to disqualify prosecutor in mask case
    Judge denies motion to disqualify prosecutor in mask...
    By Jessie Stensland • January 6, 2026 1:30 am

    Tracy Abuhl allegedly refused to wear a mask while observing ballot counting in 2024.

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    Oak Harbor man killed by police after crime spree still unidentified
    Oak Harbor man killed by police after crime...
    By Jessie Stensland • January 6, 2026 1:30 am

    The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office reported his identity would be released this week.

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    Photo by David Welton
    2025, a year for protesting
    By Jessie Stensland • January 2, 2026 1:30 am

    Here are the top news stories from Whidbey News-Times in 2025.

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    Jill Johnson
    Commissioner cleared in hostile workplace investigation
    By Jessie Stensland • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    Attorney investigated a complaint against Commissioner Jill Johnson brought by a fellow commissioner

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    Whidbey woman severely injured in I-5 crash
    Whidbey woman severely injured in I-5 crash
    By Jessie Stensland • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    The woman was injured in a one-car accident early in the morning on Dec. 24.

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    “Gretchen” lifts her pectoral fin while feeding in shallow water near the shoreline near Hidden Beach on Whidbey Island on December 22, 2025. Photo by Sarah Geist.
    Sounders arrive just in time for bad weather
    By Jessie Stensland • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    A famous gray whale was first spotted in the Saratoga Passage on Dec. 11, early for a Sounder.

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    Man accused of molesting child at after-school program in Oak Harbor
    Man accused of molesting child at after-school program...
    By Jessie Stensland • December 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Probable cause existed to believe he may have committed child molestation in the first degree.

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    Photo by Joe A. Kunzler
A Growler from VAQ-142 practices at the Outlying Field in Coupeville in June.
    Navy publishes final amended analysis of Growler impacts
    By Jessie Stensland • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    People can read the document, which was released Friday, at www.nepa.navy.mil/growler.

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    Bronze sculptures stolen from Coupeville Chamber of Commerce
    By Jessie Stensland • December 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Grinches struck the Coupeville Chamber of Commerce less than a week before Christmas, stealing two bronze sculptures in the middle…

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    A graphic from the city of Oak Harbor shows areas in green that may be annex into the city.
    City may annex 80 acres as part of...
    By Jessie Stensland • December 19, 2025 1:30 am

    The city of Oak Harbor may grow by 80 acres under a proposed interlocal agreement.

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    Point No Point to Deception Pass: Acts of...
    By Jessie Stensland • December 17, 2025 1:30 am

    It is the darkest time of year. People string lights everywhere to light up the darkness, to make us all…

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    An image from an ATF report shows the “blast seats” of the explosion.
    ATF report IDs ‘blast seats’ in fatal explosion
    By Jessie Stensland • December 16, 2025 1:30 am

    The fatal explosion and fire occurred June 17, killing a North Whidbey man.

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