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Hands off the baby seals

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Hands off the baby seals

Advocates for marine mammals are making their annual pitch to beach watchers regarding dewy-eyed babies they may come…

State Attorney General suing the Navy over Growler expansion at NAS Whidbey

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State Attorney General suing the Navy over Growler expansion at NAS Whidbey

The state’s top lawyer is suing the Navy over the noise and other impacts of the Growler jet…

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Navy also faces FOIA lawsuit

A Whidbey Island group known for protesting Navy training flights at a small airfield near Coupeville filed a…

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Conservation District looks at ‘rates and charges’ system

Whidbey Island Conservation District officials are considering going to a different kind of taxation system and want to…

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Honeymooners like Whidbey the second time

Whidbey Island is apparently a top place in the nation for older couples to honeymoon.

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Shakespeare Fest starts this Friday

This year’s Island Shakespeare Festival begins Friday with the first of three plays that explore themes of redemption,…

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Two ferry fare hikes proposed

A group overseeing transportation in the state wants to know how ferry riders would feel about two increases…

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Man on stolen motorcycle arrested after chases

A man is sitting in jail after getting into several police chases across North Whidbey on a stolen…

Photos by Jessie Stensland / South Whidbey Record                                A welder does work on a high-speed passenger ferry that Nichols Brothers is building for Kitsap Transit.

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Don’t miss the boat: Nichols Bros. looking for workers

The largest civilian employer on Whidbey Island builds and fixes giant vessels of steel or aluminum, but the…

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1 killed, 5 injured in crash

An Oak Harbor man is dead, five people were injured and a woman is in jail following a…

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County buying land for poop

Farmers wanted for spreading biosolids from treatment plant

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Investigation closed with little evidence of attack

Police closed an investigation into allegations that “Hispanic men” assaulted a teenage girl on South Whidbey June 7…

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Whidbey a great place to celebrate World UFO Day

Washington is best state to spot flying saucers