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Lawyer says client was making a point, not threats
The attorney for a man accused of intimidating a city attorney claims that his client was only trying…
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Supreme Court denies commissioners’ request to reconsider
The state Supreme Court last week denied the Island County commissioners’ request to reconsider an opinion about the…
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Voters approve Oak Harbor School District replacement levy
A replacement levy for Oak Harbor District is passing in the first count of ballots in the Feb.…
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Skagit County deputy recovering after suicide attempt at Island County jail
An inmate at the Island County jail who tried to kill himself Friday is recovering in the WhidbeyHealth…
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Nutcrackers reportedly ditched | Island Scanner
The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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Commissioners deny grant, calling Coupeville ‘anti-Navy’
In a move highlighting growing tension between North and Central Whidbey, two Island County commissioners are refusing to…
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New group is holding water contamination meeting tonight in Coupeville
A group called Whidbey Water Keepers is sponsoring a meeting tonight to discuss contamination of drinking-water wells on…
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Larsen to hold Affordable Care Act ‘Town Talk’ in Anacortes
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will on Saturday hold a “Town Talk” at Anacortes City Hall to hear directly…
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Change would allow thrift store in former Kmart shopping center
A thrift store may be looking to move to the unoccupied portion of Oak Harbor’s former Kmart building,…
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Bail revoked after inmate violated court order to surrender guns
A judge revoked bail for a jail inmate accused of trying to thwart a court order to surrender…
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Woman accused of wielding circular saw, assaulting man
A Langley woman is accused of attacking her estranged husband with a circular saw, breaking his arm and…
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Coroner: Pedestrian killed by car moving at a ‘slow speed’ in a driveway
Investigators have not yet determined whether the driver of a car that fatally injured a man this week…
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Woman charged in alleged boxcutter stabbing incident
An Oak Harbor woman is facing a felony charge for allegedly stabbing a roommate in the back with…