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Leo’s Place serves the community
Leo Baldwin became a beloved Whidbey Island icon and spent his life fostering community connections.
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Whidbey welder finds healing among discarded scrap metal
Turning rusty metal into art has helped connect Aidan Rayner with his late twin.
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Rescuers save horse from neck-deep mud on Whidbey Island
The equine, who was stranded in a marshy area near Lone Lake, wasn’t the only animal rescue of…
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He’s a chill dog with dreadlocks — unless Led Zeppelin’s playing
Poodle is more than groomer’s pet. “He’s my service dog, marketing director and best date I’ve ever had.”
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Students set sail to save the Salish Sea
While exploring the great outdoors, sometimes kids forget there’s some in-depth learning going on.
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Secretary of Navy: Jet noise issue ‘top priority’
He said he couldn’t discuss ideas for solutions because of recent lawsuits.
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Find cheddar from another udder at these local dairy farms
St. John Creamery and Glendale Shepherd produce goat and sheep cheeses, respectively.
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Attorney general chalks up win in lawsuit against Navy
The Navy will work to clarify the potential effects Growlers may have on marbled murrelets.
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County settles for $3.1M in woman’s jail-related death
Jail staff neglected a Whidbey Island woman as she became seriously ill, her family alleged.
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Giant pumpkin gained 60 pounds per night during growth spurt
The Whidbey Island gardener’s half-ton gourd, named “Gertrude,” has been receiving visitors.
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17th century cannon found in storage unit by Whidbey picker
The Southeast Asian swivel rail gun was common from the 1600s through the early 1860s.
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Inmate hurt in Island County Jail attack seeks $3 million
He claims the staff was negligent in housing him in a cell with a violent and aggressive inmate.
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A prosecutor’s anti-Trump posts anger talk-radio hosts
Island County’s Greg Banks apologized, saying he had “done something pretty stupid.”
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Edmonds man dies weeks after Whidbey Island crash
Gary Hughes, 71, was a passenger in a head-on crash last month near Greenbank.
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She knows it’s her family legacy to save Langley farmhouse
The newly restored Anderson Farm & Gardens is thriving under great-granddaughter Tamara Knapp’s care.
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Viva Las Langley! Lighting up Whidbey town like it’s Vegas
Artist Tim Leonard’s neon signs bring a pop of color to laid-back village by the sea.
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7 years after her death, a murder victim’s name is changed
Kathie Baker was killed by her husband. Her family successfully sought to restore her last name to Hill.
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Souped up and sudsy in Langley
Racers in the annual Soup Box Derby readying creative rides for Aug. 25
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What can otters tell us about watershed pollution?
An Oregon professor spent a year on Whidbey studying river otters for insight into the environment.
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WhidbeyHealth to pay $1.5 million in age discrimination case
Hospital officials did not admit any fault as part of the settlement.