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Kyle Jensen / The Record                                The first fire engine to respond to the Freeland house fire sprays the house.

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Friday blaze claims Freeland home, dog

A Freeland home was severely damaged on Friday when a fire broke out in the upper level.

Tying together music, art, poetry with improvisation

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Tying together music, art, poetry with improvisation

Seeing a finished art piece in a gallery is one thing, but watching the creative process unfold is…

Over 1,000 turn out for annual Sea Float Scramble in Langley

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Over 1,000 turn out for annual Sea Float Scramble in Langley

It’s often said that winter is the time of year when business is dead in Langley. But this…

Realtor shows national TV audience slices of island life

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Realtor shows national TV audience slices of island life

House hunters across the country often dream of swapping the hustle and bustle of urban living for a…

Low-speed car chase results in search for Greenbank man

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Low-speed car chase results in search for Greenbank man

A Greenbank man suspected of evading police in a car chase in Clinton on Monday remains on the…

Oak Harbor, Clinton the first to welcome newborns in 2017

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Oak Harbor, Clinton the first to welcome newborns in 2017

Eliette Pincin rang in the new year as Whidbey’s firstborn in 2017.

Langley poet aims to inspire self-expression in talk series

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Langley poet aims to inspire self-expression in talk series

It’s common to think poetry is pretentious, too obtuse or too cryptic.

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South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District budget priorities for 2017 outlined

South Whidbey Parks commissioners laid out their budget priorities for the coming year at their regular monthly meeting…

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Sports complex fields remain closed with snow anticipated over the weekend

Two weeks after the closure of all South Whidbey Sports Complex fields, authorities confirmed Friday that the facility…

Ancient coins: educational and fashionable‘… I just think it’s exciting to hold something that people used 2,000 years ago.’ — Joseph Kleinman

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Ancient coins: educational and fashionable‘… I just think it’s exciting to hold something that people used 2,000 years ago.’ — Joseph Kleinman

Bayview resident Joseph Kleinman always wanted to be a historian.

Heavy rains shutter sports complex

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Heavy rains shutter sports complex

South Parks and Recreation District commissioners have decided to temporarily close the entire South Whidbey Sports Complex and…

Langley artist turns emotion, passion into works of art

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Langley artist turns emotion, passion into works of art

Langley-based artist Louie Rochon admits, of course, that form and technique are crucial to art.

Kyle Jensen / The Record                                Postal carrier Sam Wolfe drops off mail at the South Whidbey Fire/EMS Station 31 in Freeland. South Whidbey has seen a string of attempted mail thefts in the past few weeks.

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Watch for mail, package thieves; holidays bring spike in mailbox crime, post office says

When Langley Police Chief Dave Marks issued a public warning on Facebook about a suspicious driver following a…