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An E/A-18G Growlers, assigned to the "Zappers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, return home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, July 13,2024, after a deployment with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group returned to homeport after a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations to support maritime security, promote regional stability and deter aggressions. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William Sykes)

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Navy squadron returns home to Whidbey after historic deployment

During the deployment, a Growler scored its first air-to-air kill battling Houthi militants in Yemen

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Whidbey to celebrate National Night Out

Residents on both ends of Whidbey Island can enjoy a National Night Out next week.

A water bottle full of tap water from the Valley High Park water supply, July 30. (Photo by Caitlyn Anderson)

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Mobile park with failed septic, tainted water seeks to annex

When sewage started leaking from a pipe under a home in a mobile park, it reeked for over…

Farmer Kyle Flack pets a cow from the Bell’s Farm heard of ancient white park cattle, July 30. (Photo by Caitlyn Anderson)

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Historic Bell’s Farm on the market after 78 years

When the “for sale” sign went up, some felt that a piece of their childhoods was vanishing too.

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Engineers to weigh in on ferry problems

Marine engineers will hold a press conference to talk about staff shortages affecting the service.

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Man accused of driving ice cream truck into Freeland paint store

The driver called 911 and turned himself in, saying he was sorry and scared

Police tape covered the door to the Clinton Post Office Wednesday. (Photo by David Welton)

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Clinton Post Office partially reopened after burglary

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is working with the Island County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a burglary and…

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Firefighters responded to a blaze at an East Harbor Road address Friday.

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Fire scorches empty home

No injuries were reported in a blaze that charred a mobile home in Freeland on Friday.

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Four commissioner candidates define themselves

The four candidates running for commissioner in District 1 have staked out signature issues.

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Chase ends in restroom

Oak Harbor man was caught hiding in the Dairy Queen bathroom after speeding away from police.

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Peaches grow in the Oak Harbor Food Forest, July 19.

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City looks at options for changing park ownership

The Oak Harbor council discussed ordinance 1999 for a final time before they will act on Aug.13.

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Tom Cross, WhidbeyHealth paramedic, loads into an ambulance with his partner.

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EMS levy renewal to fund equipment upgrades, prevention programs and more

The EMS levy shows how time, money and life are intimately intertwined.

The tide consolidated a line of crab molts and other beach debris on Penn Cove this week. (Photo courtesy of Anne Dohmeier)

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Molts decorate Whidbey beaches, not dead crabs

There hasn’t been a documented crab die-off, in fact, quite the opposite.