SVC grad earns full 2-year scholarship to UW

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SVC grad earns full 2-year scholarship to UW

A lot has changed since Jordan Shelley was 7 years old and his father died in his birth…

A SAR crew member bends down to pick up a stranded climber in the deep snow atop Mount Baker during a rescue June 4, 2018.

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Four people rescued on Mount Baker

A Search and Rescue, or SAR, team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island rescued four people on Mount…

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No one injured in sailboat fire

South Whidbey Fire/EMS personnel responded to a report of a boat fire at 12:30 p.m. Thursday near Possession…

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Missing sailor’s car found in lot near Deception Pass bridge

More than a week after a 28-year-old sailor went missing, the Burlington Police Department isn’t releasing any additional…

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Woman charged after leading odd car chase

A woman who drove away from a traffic stop and led deputies on a high-speed chase in April…

Students perform songs from around the world

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Students perform songs from around the world

Kindergartners from Crescent Harbor Elementary School brought cultures from around the world to the school’s gymnasium Thursday night.…

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Island County deemed one of Washington state’s ‘Most Insured Places’

If there’s a car accident, medical emergency or even a death, chances are Island County residents are covered.…

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Field carrier landing practice schedule — June 3-9

Field Carrier Landing Practice training operations are scheduled to occur evenings to late night Monday, June 4 through…

Photo submitted                                Tom Hellinger stands next to a halibut he caught in Puget Sound.

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Whidbey Island man reels in the ‘fish of a lifetime’

Tom Hellinger didn’t know he had hooked into a monster until the bottom feeder rose to the surface.

Photo by Maria Matson / Whidbey News Group                                Dennis McCaslin and Cindy Balthazar stand in front of the Joseph B. Libbey House, a historic structure built in 1870 that new owner McCaslin is working to restore.

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Libbey House gets historically accurate makeover

Coupeville’s historic Gothic structure known as the “Libbey House” is getting a makeover, with a partial demolition of…

Red, white, blue on display at Memorial Day parade

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Red, white, blue on display at Memorial Day parade

Little flags, big flags and even bigger flags all celebrated the red, white and blue at Coupeville’s Memorial…

‘Out of this world’ ice cream rolls into town

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‘Out of this world’ ice cream rolls into town

An encounter with an ice cream van in New York, a conversation with a young nephew and a…

Photo by Dave Felice / Whidbey News Group                                Jaimy Brown of Clinton is one of the many people who use Island Transit’s van pool program.

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Island Transit starts Ridelink

Building on the experience of providing passenger vans for commuter services, Island Transit is launching a new program…