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Millions in federal funds headed to Oak Harbor

Oak Harbor’s leaky pipes and Habitat for Humanity are are due to get a total of $4 million.

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A Greenbank man was killed in a garage fire Dec. 23.

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Man dies in Greenbank garage fire

A Greenbank man died in a garage fire two days before Christmas.

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Friday, Dec. 2

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No one injured in car fire

A driver escaped a flaming car after an early morning accident last weekend.

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Below freezing temperatures on Thursday complicated firefighting efforts.

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Greenbank home damaged in chimney fire

No humans were injured but a cat remains missing because of a chimney fire.

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Snow tracks lead to stolen car

Tracks in the snow led deputies to a stolen vehicle on North Whidbey Dec. 20.

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks March 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Months into a complex trial over their role in flooding Washington with highly addictive painkillers, the nation's three largest opioid distributors have agreed to pay the state $518 million. Ferguson announced the deal Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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State sues 3 major drug retailers for role in fueling opioid epidemic

AG Bob Ferguson alleges Albertsons, Kroger and Rite Aid of failing to prevent overuse of opioid prescriptions

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Langley City Council ponders later start time

The Langley City Council is once again considering a different time to get down to business.

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Debt forgiveness tops legislative priority list

Oak Harbor leaders are asking state legislators for $20 million in debt forgiveness.

The former Jehovah’s Witness church in Central Whidbey will be turned into a homeless shelter.

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Judge dismisses appeal of homeless project

The decision means that the Whidbey Homeless Coalition can convert the building into a shelter.

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‘Zoom bomb’ detonates at Langley Council meeting

The Langley City Council is the most recent victim of a disruption perpetrated by online intruders.

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Corey Butler and his 3-year-old daughter, Tiffany, build a snowman together Tuesday afternoon in Oak Harbor.

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Snow wreaks havoc on Whidbey

The first major snow of the season made for treacherous road conditions on Whidbey Island this week.

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Rabid ferret touched | Island Scanner

Friday, Nov. 25