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Fire severely damaged a home in the Mutiny Bay area early Thursday. Authorities have deemed it suspicious.

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Mutiny Bay home severely damaged in ‘suspicious’ fire

Fire authorities believe foul play may have been involved in a fire that severely damaged a Mutiny Bay…

Herb Helsel works on an antique clock in his shop

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Tick, tock, tick, tock: Industry of craftsmanship, romance struggles in digital world

In the heart of downtown Langley is a little store where time stands still. It’s a place of…

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Tick, tock, tick, tock: Industry of craftsmanship, romance struggles in digital world

In the heart of downtown Langley is a little store where time stands still. It’s a place of…

Randle Chambers

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Busted Freeland water main cuts service to homes, businesses

A water main break in Freeland has shut down at least one business, impacted another and stopped water…

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EDITOR’S COLUMN | It takes a special breed to be a firefighter

Well done Paul, well done. Giving 35 years as a career fireman is quite the feat, by anyone’s…

A diver inspects the joint that connects a weight to an anchor line securing South Whidbey Harbor’s new docks to the seafloor.

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Port puts priority on Langley marina anchor line fix

The use of improper construction materials in the marina expansion project recently resulted in an anchor line weight…

South Whidbey Harbor Harbormaster Duncan McPhee collects a dock cart used by crabbers Monday. It’s one of a slew of problems that have led to port officials proposing crabbing and fishing restrictions for the new floats outside the wooden breakwater.

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Port of South Whidbey eyes pinch on crabbers

Unrestricted public crabbing and fishing from the new docks at South Whidbey Harbor may soon be a thing…

A diver inspects anchor lines that secure the new floats at South Whidbey Harbor. They were installed so they crisscross and rub

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Port will pursue contractor for marina anchor line foul

Anchor lines securing the new dock at the Langley marina are still crisscrossed and continuing to chafe, and…

Fire destroyed a workshop near Lone Lake last weekend. The building and contents were valued at about $25

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Weekend fire destroys South Whidbey workshop

A South Whidbey man is out more than $25,000 after a fire destroyed a backyard workshop last week.…

Ken Stange

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Teacher sets down school books to run Bailey’s Corner Store in Cultus Bay

A respected Central Whidbey school teacher and tennis coach has bid adieu to a life of academia to…

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EDITOR’S COLUMN | The ends never justify the means. Period.

I was on vacation last week, and though reporter/assistant editor Ben Watanabe did a fine job holding down…

Sanna Wind Way resident Arlene Crouch stands before the tree that toppled near her front door during Tuesday's windstorm. She wasn't scared

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STORM UPDATE | Power will return today for some, Saturday for others

Clinton and Langley residents can expect to get their power back sometime today, but the rest of South…

A single car crash caused a power pole to be cut in half on Sunday night.

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Crash in Freeland causes power outage for 40 homes

A single car crash on Fish Road knocked out power to about 40 homes for 10 hours in…