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Vasquez speaks via Zoom during his clemency hearing.

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Commutation reduces sentence in 1998 crime spree

Rogelio Vasquez’s extraordinary redemption story culminated when the governor signed a commutation.

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A green reaping: Whidbey pot farm harvests outdoor bounty

Volunteers approach bushes of kush with shears in hand at the South Whidbey farm owned by Adam Lind.

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Real estate prices continue to climb on island

Despite a slight lull in August and September, it continues to be a seller’s market on Whidbey.

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Coupeville employees to receive COVID premium pay

From Nov. 1 through the end of December, town employees will receive an extra $15 per hour.

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Woman files lawsuit against alleged child rapist

The woman filed a complaint for damages against her former stepfather 73-year-old Charles Ringer Jr.

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State rep to host mental health roundtable

State Rep. Dave Paul secured funding for a pilot program to improve young people’s mental health.

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Mukilteo-Clinton ferry route drops to one-boat service

Taking a state ferry is about to become anything but smooth sailing.

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A photographer captured the Northern Lights over North Whidbey Tuesday night. Theresa Farage went to Dugualla Bay Heights Road looking toward La Conner armed with her Nikon D5200 camera and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

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Northern Lights over Whidbey

The dazzling northern lights appeared in the skies across the state this week.

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Hoffmire takes on Servatius in feisty face-off

Voters will choose between someone with a decade-long incumbency and a newcomer to local politics.

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Paper staff awarded for skill, weirdness

Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey Record reporters excel at finding and telling quirky stories.

Ferries pass during a crossing from the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal and the Clinton Terminal on Monday, April 26, 2021 in Mukilteo, Washington.  (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Worker shortage continues to paralyze ferry system

The Mukilteo-Clinton route operated on one-boat service from Friday morning until Sunday night.

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Halloween happens on Whidbey

Spooky season is back in swing and there are plenty of events that promise a ghoulishly good time.

A proposed redistricting map by April Sims would combine Whidbey and Camano islands with the San Juan Islands in Legislative District 10. The proposal is one of four released by the state Redistricting Commission.

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Redistricted Whidbey could be part of all-island 10th

The idea of an all-island District 10 has divided opinions among officials.