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Coupeville man’s death ruled a homicide

The Island County coroner ruled this week that a 71-year-old Coupeville man’s death at a nursing home Oct.…

Above, Ruth Richards, right, a member of the Island County Marine Resources, and Jamie Harltey, left, a volunteer and member of Sound Water Stewards, sift through sand samples at Cornet Bay Friday to test for the presence of forage fish eggs. The abundance of forage fish is critical to the ecosystem and food chain in Puget Sound.

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First-documented evidence of smelt eggs found at Cornet Bay

Abundance of forage fish such as smelt considered critical to Puget Sound ecosystem

Kyle Jensen / The Record                                Oasis for Animals owner Jean Favini holds a kitten who survived the fire named Bob. Favini says Bob ate for the first time when a Record reporter visited her office.

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Oasis owner rescues cats from burning shelter

Nearly 20 cats owe at least one of their nine lives to Oasis for Animals owner Jean Favini…

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Tree lighting, Santa arrives downtown Saturday

Oak Harbor is gearing up for the holidays with its annual tree lighting and events Saturday on Pioneer…

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Wolves compete in jamboree, start regular games tonight

The Coupeville High School girls basketball team received a taste of game action when it competed in the…

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Oak Harbor man shot by neighbor arrested after release from hospital

An Oak Harbor man who was shot after hitting a neighbor with a car was arrested today, the…

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After jail call, rape suspect’s bail raised to $250,000

George S. Agustin, 62, allegedly asked wife to contact victim

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Draft decision would allow Navy training over Olympic forest

The United States Forest Service has released a draft Decision Notice that would authorize a Special Use Permit…

Toy soldiers line Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor last week. The Oak Harbor Main Street Association came up with the idea for the community to “adopt a soldier,” and decorate them for public display. Four were stolen and another four vandalized over the weekend. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Toy soldiers vandalized, stolen in Oak Harbor

Oak Harbor Main Street Association’s new holiday tradition attracts a grinch

VAQ-138 Yellow Jackets return to NAS Whidbey

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VAQ-138 Yellow Jackets return to NAS Whidbey

Nearly seven months after leaving the Pacific Northwest on deployment, the final eight sailors from Electronic Attack Squadron…

State Rep. Dave Hayes was named to the position of whip in the state House of Representatives Monday.

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10th District state Rep. David Hayes named House whip

Tenth District Rep. Dave Hayes, R-Camano Island, was elected by his colleagues Monday to serve as whip for…

Photo by Jessie Stensland / Whidbey News-Times                                Central Whidbey resident Steve Swanson, a former emergency room doctor, talked about jet noise and how a potentially hazardous chemical that the Navy is testing wells for accumulates in the body over years. The public meeting was held Monday in Coupeville.

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Central Whidbey confronts Navy jet noise, water testing

The outspoken anti-jet-noise group Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve is no longer the only show in town when it…

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State pondering where to put new 144-car ferry

The fate of an effort to bring the fourth and final 144-car ferry to South Whidbey remains unknown.