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Nichols Brothers worker injured in fall

A shipfitter at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland was due to be released from the hospital Monday…

These orca whales were spotted off the Mukilteo waterfront this past Saturday afternoon.

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Orcas put on a big show all around Whidbey Island

It was a whale of a weekend for travelers on the Clinton-Mukilteo ferry.

Zach Van Lue and his wife

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South Whidbey native escapes mounting turmoil in Cairo

A former South Whidbey resident escaped the turmoil in Egypt on Friday after a knuckle-biting trip from his…

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Break-ins shake Maxwelton Beach residents

A series of residential break-ins in the Maxwelton Beach area in the past month have neighbors concerned.

Captn Blynd with marijuana plants he grows for health reasons: “This is a solution that changed my life.”

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Freeland man plans a medical marijuana co-op

Captn Blynd says the reaction to his plan to form a local medical marijuana cooperative has been slim…

The ferry from Clinton approaches the Mukilteo terminal recently.

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Everett, Edmonds cut from Mukilteo terminal plan

Breathe easy, South Whidbey ferry commuters. Edmonds and Everett are off the table.

Mike McVay scopes out a public beach access near his home in the Baby Island neighborhood with Marjorie Montaperto of Freeland. “We want to get everybody working on something that will last

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GETTING TO THE BEACH: Campaign under way to identify neglected public access points

ROCKY POINT — Mike McVay just wants to stroll from his house across Saratoga Road down to the…

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Lorax loses, forest named after Trillium

Sorry, Lorax. Trillium Woods has a new name, chosen from 95 suggestions received by the Whidbey Camano Land…

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South End hoops court could be replaced in a snap

Louis Muniz, an avid basketball player, says the South End needs a better outdoor place to play, so…

Robert Frey at Trustland Trails on Thursday: “Community support has made the Mudder a success.”

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Mudder founder vows to find a new venue

The Mudder will take the year off while organizers of the intrepid off-road bicycle race find a new…

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Latest Freeland plan update no longer takes a village

An ambitious vision for a second “Village by the Sea” on the South End, this one in Freeland,…

World War II veteran Savy Savinelli at home in Freeland: 'I was the old man of the outfit.'

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SAVY’S WAR: A 99-year-old vet looks back on China and the Flying Tigers

Savy Savinelli has strong memories of the Flying Tigers. “I dug myself a foxhole, and laid in it…

Rudy Benavidez welds a section inside the superstructure for the newest state ferry being built by Nichols Brothers in Freeland.

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Todd sale won’t hurt Freeland boatyard

The impending sale of Todd Pacific Shipyards to an Oregon firm should have no effect on Nichols Brothers…