Crews reach remote Navy Growler crash site The methodical search for two missing aviators involves Army Special Forces from Joint Base Lewis McChord and is taking place in steep, snow-covered wilderness. 10/18/2024 - 12:55 pm | View Link
Community clings to hope as search for crew of crashed Navy Growler jet continues You can’t go a block in Oak Harbor without seeing the connection between the Naval Air Station Whidbey and the Island County community. 10/18/2024 - 9:34 am | View Link
Nearly 60 kittens arrive in Seattle, need homes after hurricane rescue The kittens were already available for adoption before the hurricane hit but were transferred to free up space in Tennessee shelters overwhelmed by the storm's impact. 10/18/2024 - 8:58 am | View Link
Growler crew still missing as Navy searchers locate crash site near Mount Rainier Searchers spotted the wreckage of the plane, but not the crew, Wednesday afternoon amid bad weather and remote terrain. 10/17/2024 - 6:58 am | View Link
Navy finds wreckage of $67M fighter jet that crashed near Mount Rainier; 2 aviators still missing The EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier at about 3:23 p.m. Tuesday, according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Search teams, including a U.S. Navy ... 10/17/2024 - 5:08 am | View Link
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On Oct. 19, 2005, Saddam Hussein was put on trial by the Iraqi Interim Government, accused of crimes against humanity.
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