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Canopy involved in Growler mishap on NAS Whidbey

A malfunction in the environmental control system of an E/A-18G Growler led to an on-deck emergencythat seriously injured…

An Alaska Airlines commercial was shot on three Whidbey Island locations, including next to the Coupeville High School gym in late June. The building’s brick wall was supposed to resemble a fire department. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Island County tourism office looks to streamline film permit process

Sherrye Wyatt estimates that at least a dozen major film productions have taken place on Whidbey and Camano…

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Woman found alive below Deception Pass Bridge

At first, it seemed like the body spotted Monday evening on a rocky ledge below Deception Pass Bridge…

A boater launches toward Admiralty Inlet on the last day of chinook season in Marine Area 9 on Aug. 4.

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Quiet next three months expected for Whidbey anglers

The beach was quiet along the Keystone Spit near Driftwood Park Sunday. Ordinarily a buzz of human activity…

Mark Lucero

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Coupeville counselor’s self therapy: acrylics

As a mental health counselor and grief specialist, Mark Lucero often helps people get through some of the…

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Alaska Airlines lands on Whidbey Island for television commercial

If you didn’t know better, you might’ve thought that a Hollywood film crew had returned to Whidbey Island.

Dan Ollis

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Two Whidbey Island food businesses pick up awards

Each year, the Washington Restaurant Association recognizes four businesses in the state for the charitable contributions they make…

Tawny Woodworth of Coupeville unveils a good-sized ripe berry

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Whidbey strawberry pickers in short supply until school gets out

Jerry Bell spotted a clearing in the gray sky and guessed it wouldn’t be long before his body…

A nonprofit group working to save Coupeville’s Haller House on Front Street received good news last week when two events happened in time to allow the group to apply for a state grant to acquire the house.

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Historic home in Coupeville gets reprieve — for now

Perhaps it’s fitting that the once grand home of a Civil War Army major isn’t going down without…

Visitors enjoy walking their dogs on the beach at Joseph Whidbey State Park in late April. The park was under consideration for privately-financed development.

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State spares Joseph Whidbey park from rec business activity pilot

Supporters of Joseph Whidbey State Park upset with the idea of private development in their park can breath…

Bruce Silvia of Coupeville shows off a silver salmon he caught at Driftwood Park in Coupeville in late September. Coho fishing will be closed this year in waters around Whidbey due to lack of fish.

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No coho this year anglers; state closes season for low expected return

For many salmon anglers who cast their lines in the waters around Whidbey Island, 2015 was a fishing…

Margie Parker talks about how a new state parks friends group is coming together Tuesday night at the Coupeville Library.

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New group to advocate for, support Central Whidbey State Parks

About an hour into the meeting, it was time to get down to business.

Thousands of rainbow trout were released into Goss Lake in Langley Monday by David Whitmer of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife just in time for Saturday’s opener.

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Trout aplenty in Whidbey lakes

Some trout flipped and flopped on the surface, bursting with new life in a giant, new world.