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Man accused of exposure, biting officer

A 40-year-old man is accused of exposing himself, biting a police officer and using a racial slur in…

‘Person of interest’ identified in Camano decapitation murder

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‘Person of interest’ identified in Camano decapitation murder

Investigators identified a “person of interest” in a murder in which the victim’s body was found near a…

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Murdered woman found near Camano bunker

Investigators haven’t identified the body of a murdered woman that was found near a Camano Island bunker filled…

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Series of threats made at Oak Harbor High School

Two Oak Harbor High School students were arrested for making threats and a third student was taken into…

Oak Harbor ninth safest in state

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Oak Harbor ninth safest in state

Oak Harbor is the ninth safest out of 80 cities in the state, according to a new study.

Baker loses appeal of his conviction for killing wife

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Baker loses appeal of his conviction for killing wife

A man who once worked in the Antarctic and owned a Freeland pizza joint will remain in prison…

File photo                                EA-18G Growlers are based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

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Safety of EA-18G questioned following incident

One crew member has returned to flight status and another is expected to fully recovery following a Jan.…

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Merriman is gone as city administrator

Doug Merriman is no longer city administrator for Oak Harbor.

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Man, woman assaulted each other, police say

A Whidbey Island man and a woman are facing felony assault charges after they assaulted each other and…

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New Island County Jail program aims to curb opioid addiction

Nowhere in the county is the scope of the opioid abuse problem more evident than in the Island…

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Circumventing open records law is flat out wrong

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Whidbey News Group file photo                                Blake Fountain was arrested by Island County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Rob Davison after he burned down a Useless Bay Colony home and partially destroyed another in July 2017.

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Man who burned down two homes pleads guilty to lesser charge

A man who started a fire that burned down two homes on South Whidbey this past summer was…