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Fred McCarthy inside of a helicopter gunship during the Vietnam War. (photo provided)

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Veteran captures memories of war, returning home

For the past 20 years, Fred McCarthy wanted to write a memoir about his experiences as a U.S.…

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Clinton man pleads guilty to child porn charges

A 28-year-old is facing prison time for having child pornography on an online file storage service, according to…

Dr. David Parent with the eagle he rescued near Lone Lake Sunday night. Photo provided

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Whidbey vet attempts to save injured bald eagle

The female eagle’s injuries were too severe for it to be saved.

Multiple fire agencies responded to a mobile home in Oak Harbor Sunday night. Photo by Bryan Fick/WestCoast Fire Media

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Drain cleaner ignites fire that decimates Oak Harbor home

No one was injured by the flames although one of the occupants lost three rats.

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Man arrested after alleged abduction from hospital in Coupeville

The 18-year-old woman is safe after Marysville police arrested her father a couple of hours later.

Rishi Sharma checks levels in his camera before interviewing WWII combat veteran Frank Burns of Freeland last Saturday. Sharma travels the country interviewing WWII combat veterans for his oral history project and nonprofit, Heroes of the Second World War. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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Recording for posterity tales of WWII vets across the U.S.

Rishi Sharma has met more than 1,100 World War II combat veterans to document their stories.

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler flies over Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2020. The EA-18G has the capabilities to perform a wide range of enemy defense suppression missions with the latest electronic attack technology, jamming pods, and satellite communications. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lotz

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Growlers are getting upgrades

The updates are a five-year effort to improve the jamming capacity of the EA-18G Growlers.

Sarah Santosa is surrounded by some bovine residents of Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary, including ‘Rez, Dahlia and Poco. Photo by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record

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Animals put out to pasture, but not forgotten

A South Whidbey farm is welcoming those who may be interest in a COVID-safe spring photoshoot.

An Anna’s Hummingbird feeds from a red-flowering currant on Whidbey Island. Photo by Martha Ellis

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Native plant habitat a wild bird’s best friend

Spring couldn’t come soon enough this year, not for just the birds, but for the nature enthusiasts.

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Children’s Theatre hosting ‘Raise the Curtain’ online

The Langley theater is about a month away from the announcement of its 2021-22 season.

New movie posters are up at the Clyde in Langley. The theater is reopening this weekend. Photo by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record

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The Clyde set to reopen its doors this weekend

A sign of returning normalcy, new movie posters have been put up outside the Langley theater.

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Whidbey schools to receive millions in federal stimulus

The COVID-19 relief package includes more than $122 billion for K-12 education across the nation.

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Oak Harbor resident Joe Cardinal captured this image of an unidentified light in the sky earlier this month.

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Forget Bigfoot, UFOs are where the action’s at on Whidbey Island

There have been several sightings in the skies above of strange lights over the past few years.