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Audit shows Island Transit is on right path

More than two years down the road from financial havoc, Island Transit received clean financial and accountability audits…

Trump decisions touch Whidbey Island

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Trump decisions touch Whidbey Island

For better or worse, President Donald Trump’s actions have already touched Whidbey Island, though most local government officials…

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Investigators are looking for witnesses to pedestrian fatality

The Island County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help with an investigation of a pedestrian fatality.

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Oak Harbor man allegedly prevented woman from calling 911

A 39-year-old Oak Harbor man is facing charges for allegedly violating a court’s no-contact order by assaulting his…

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Whidbey cited as popular ‘small town’ rental destination

Whidbey Island is a small town, entire of itself.

Cascade Mall shooter charged with five counts of aggravated murder

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Cascade Mall shooter charged with five counts of aggravated murder

Oak Harbor resident and accused Cascade Mall shooter Arcan Cetin was charged last week.

A second proposed settlement on the table in beach access lawsuit

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A second proposed settlement on the table in beach access lawsuit

Island County commissioners will be discussing publicly for the first time Wednesday a second proposed settlement in the…

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Oak Harbor man drowns after falling from kayak

A 58-year-old Oak Harbor man died Saturday, Dec. 31 after he fell out of his kayak into the…

Water testing in Coupeville results trickle in after Navy conducts its own test

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Water testing in Coupeville results trickle in after Navy conducts its own test

The Navy’s test of the Town of Coupeville’s water came back with results very similar to those from…

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New area code coming in 2017 for Western Washington residents

Whidbey residents may see phone-related changes in the new year.

Island County Coroner Robert Bishop speaks to media during a press conference Dec. 22, 2016, at the North Whidbey Fire and Rescue station 25 in Oak Harbor, Wash., to discuss a tragic house fire that killed a woman and her two small chilren. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times.

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Fire that killed three on North Whidbey was an accident, investigators say

A fire that claimed the lives of a mother and two children on North Whidbey on Sunday was…

High court rules Island County Commissioners broke the law in hiring outside attorney

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High court rules Island County Commissioners broke the law in hiring outside attorney

The Washington State Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week that the Island County commissioners acted in an unlawful…

Jessie Stensland / Whidbey News Group                                Over 100 people attended a public meeting regarding chemicals at a former fire training area at Naval Air Station Whidbey on Thursday at the Pacific Rim Institute in Central Whidbey.

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Navy confirms wells near Ault Field, OLF Coupeville contain chemicals

A water sample from a well at a former fire training area at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island…