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North Whidbey resident Christopher Rogers appears in Island County Superior Court Wednesday with an attorney. The sheriff department's SWAT team arrested him after he allegedly threatened to burn down his house.

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Island County’s SWAT team responds after man threatens to burn house down

Deputies with the Island County Sheriff's Office unleashed their armored vehicle and donned SWAT gear Tuesday evening in…

Atalo Ibarra

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Olympic medalist will kick off Oak Harbor Music and Jazz Festival.

The volume will be turned all the way up in downtown Oak Harbor this weekend for the biggest…

Oak Harbor resident and former Cub Scout leader Anthony Polubinski was sentenced in court last week to prison for child molestation

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‘Monster in orange’ sent away for molesting Oak Harbor youth

A teenager who endured a decade of sexual abuse at the hands of his stepfather told his story…

Coupeville resident Esteban Guerro appears in court Monday. He’s accused of walking around the town with a saw-off shotgun in a backpack.

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Would-be shooter from Coupeville pleads not guilty

A 19-year-old man is accused of walking around Coupeville earlier this month with a sawed-off shotgun in his…

Greenbank resident Robert “Al” Baker speaks to attorney Peter Simpson during a court hearing Monday. Baker is accused of killing his wife

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Freeland pizza shop owner pleads not guilty to killing wife

The Greenbank man and pizza joint owner accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in a…

Greenbank resident George Downey pleads guilty in court Monday to kidnapping and rape charges. His attorney

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Greenbank man pleads to kidnapping, rape

A 23-year-old Greenbank man who kidnapped and raped his estranged girlfriend will likely be going away for more…

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Nobody’s dialing for dollars in Oak Harbor

Nobody at Oak Harbor City Hall is making $1,100 a month worth of 1-800 calls. During a meeting…

Convicted murderer James Huden listens as Gail Oneal addressed him during his sentencing hearing Tuesday morning. Huden murdered her son

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After 9 years, justice served as Huden gets 80

The man who planned and carried out a murder on a secluded South Whidbey road at Christmastime nine…

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New plant may double, triple Oak Harbor sewer rates

By the year 2020, Oak Harbor residents could pay anywhere from $86 to $116 a month to flush…

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Downtown Oak Harbor selected as sewer plant site

Oak Harbor’s $93.5-million waste water treatment facility will be built downtown, in the vicinity of Windjammer Park. Following…

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Oak Harbor church youth director gets the max for molesting boys

A former youth director at an Oak Harbor church who was involved in many other youth-related programs and…

Carol Barnes

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Fund opened to help Whidbey’s farm animals

Whidbey Island’s animal control officer is asking animal lovers to donate to a fund dedicated to helping abused…

Oak Harbor Fire Chief Ray Merrill watches as firefighters use a ladder truck to rescue an injured worker from the roof of a Pioneer Way building Monday.

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Oak Harbor firefighters rescue injured man from roof

Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor was closed for about 45 minutes Monday while firefighters used a ladder truck…