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Josh Hauser stands next to a sign pole that was hit by the yarn bombers.

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Law and order creates a good yarn in Langley

Langley’s local “yarn bombers” apparently ran afoul of the law, and new Police Chief Randy Heston found himself…

Jessica Manca (left) helps to register students for heart screenings at South Whidbey HIgh School.

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South Whidbey students take part in heart screenings

Jessica Manca’s senior project at South Whidbey High School in Langley was a huge success — and may…

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Temporary layoffs hit Nichols Brothers Boat Builders

Some employees at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland have been laid off temporarily, company officials confirmed Thursday.…

The Langley State Bank

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Blast for the past: Historic conservation district eyed in Langley

Fans of Langley’s past are looking for an effective way to preserve it for the future.

Virginia Keck welds the crack that opened above Rachel’s left ear during the sculpture's collision with a Seattle taxi.

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Rachel heads home after market run-in

Rachel the Piggybank is expected back in Seattle today after recuperating for a month in Clinton from its…

Lolita the orca performs at the Miami Seaquarium. Whale watchers say her health may be in jeopardy.

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Tooth trouble may be threatening captured Whidbey orca

Local whale watchers are worried about Lolita, the orca that was captured in Penn Cove in 1970 and…

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Chicken coop burns in fire north of Freeland

Quick action by a Bush Point homeowner, a former South Whidbey firefighter, contained a blaze in a small…

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Skull found on Maxwelton Beach remains unidentified

The search for clues continues in an effort to determine the identity of an apparent homicide victim whose…

Retiring Langley Police Chief Bob Herzberg radios in his final dispatch call outside city hall on Monday. He spent 32 years on the force.

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Langley police chief retires after 32 years

True to the lawman tradition, Police Chief Bob Herzberg rode off quietly into the sunset this week after…

Beverly Rose and Duke LeBaron are leading the effort to establish a new federal credit union for Whidbey Islanders.

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Organizers banking on support for new Whidbey credit union

The effort to establish a new federal credit union on Whidbey Island is gathering steam and daring to…

Skip Downing of Freeland with his classic 1941 Cadillac

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Freeland man spends a lifetime bringing classic cars back to life

Skip Downing isn’t one to boast, but he says there’s a car in his garage that gets 60…

Nigel and Rachel Taber-Hamilton in front of the new expansion project at St. Augustine’s-in-the-Woods Episcopal Church in Freeland. “It’s a wonderful place to be

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Heading up Episcopal parishes is all in the family in Freeland

Nigel and Rachel Taber-Hamilton are together again on the same coast. And now they even have the same…

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Freeland in line for $3.5 million loan from state for sewer system

Freeland sewer boosters appear to be in line for a $3.5 million low-interest loan from the state Department…