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Editorial: Extreme Risk Protection Orders make absolute sense

It’s impossible to prove a negative.

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Oak Harbor police use civil process to seize guns from mentally troubled man

Oak Harbor police recently used a civil legal process to temporarily take away guns from a man who…

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Woman arrested after wrestling in the mud with police officers

Oak Harbor police officers did some mud wrestling in the dark recently.

Oak Harbor council to look at proposed fee hikes for marina

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Oak Harbor council to look at proposed fee hikes for marina

The harbormaster of the Oak Harbor marina has floated a proposal to raise moorage fees.

Police photo                                A still from an officer’s dashcam video shows the moments before Richard Jackson is shot. Deputy Shawn Engert is at left and Officer Patrick Horn can be partially seen at the right.

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Officer-involved shooting was justified, prosecutor concludes

A lengthy investigation into a police-involved shooting that left an Oak Harbor man dead Sept. 23 offers few…

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Meeting to outline upcoming traffic projects

State engineers are planning two major projects on Whidbey Island this construction season, but the daytime traffic impacts…

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Student charged in high school incident

A 17-year-old boy is facing a sex-crime charge for an after-school incident at Oak Harbor High School Feb.…

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Oak Harbor suspect accused of pointing gun at another man’s forehead

An Oak Harbor man is facing a felony charge for allegedly holding a gun to another man’s forehead…

Whidbey’s lonely elk in another tangle

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Whidbey’s lonely elk in another tangle

A popular resident of a North Whidbey community is tangled up in blue.

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Gambling tax increases may be in the cards for Oak Harbor

Odds are that Oak Harbor will start taxing a wider variety of gambling activities and increase the tax…

Years after fatal crash, driver sent to prison

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Years after fatal crash, driver sent to prison

Four years after her husband, Timothy Keil, was killed by a drunk driver on Whidbey, Mary Jo Keil…

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Homeless offender held on $50k bail

A homeless sex offender is accused of raping a woman at a group home in Coupeville for people…

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NAS Whidbey conducting housing conditions survey following Reuters report

Leaders at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island want to hear about concerns military families in base housing may…