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Plea bargain spares child from testifying

Emotions boiled over into outrage during a Friday afternoon sentencing hearing for a self-proclaimed spiritual healer who molested…

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Oak Harbor man accused of assaulting wife, neighbor

A 53-year-old Oak Harbor resident is accused of assaulting his wife and then attacking a neighbor who came…

Clinton resident Peter Brandt motions to the van in which a kidnapper held him and drove him to California.

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Clinton kidnapping survivor tells story of terror

Beaten and bloody, Peter Brandt lay in the darkness in the back of his own van. His hands…

Betty Tews

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Missing Whidbey Island woman fearful of son

An elderly woman reported missing from her North Whidbey home twice sought court orders last year to protect…

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Former Oak Harbor man facing third child rape trial sues defense attorneys

A former Navy man who was accused of raping a small boy in Oak Harbor four years ago…

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Meth-based Oak Harbor car dealer shutdown protested

The owner of an Oak Harbor used-car dealership that was shut down because of methamphetamine-contaminated vehicles two years…

Coupeville resident Roger Sherman scoops up some beans at Whidbey Island Bank’s 50-year birthday party earlier this month. Sherman’s father was one of the founding members of the bank.

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Whidbey Island Bank prospers in bad times

Fifty years ago this month, a seed of sorts was planted in the small farming town of Coupeville.…

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Long prison term faces Oak Harbor child rapist

A 64-year-old Oak Harbor man who raped two young girls is facing more than 12 years in prison.…

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Passenger injured, Oak Harbor motorcyclist charged

A 22-year-old Oak Harbor man is again facing a felony charge for allegedly driving a motorcycle into a…

Bill Bryant

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Tourism leaders promote new state organization

A commissioner from the Port of Seattle visited Coupeville Thursday to urge government officials and business leaders to…

Shea Saenger

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Coupeville woman charged in $2 million con job

A 60-year-old Coupeville woman accused of conning an elderly Alzheimer’s patient out of more than $2 million was…

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Nichols Bros. eyes NASWI for possible expansion

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is looking to expand its operations with a second boat yard in Oak Harbor,…

Kierra Richard

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More than 3,000 Whidbey Island kids seek mental health help

Jhonas Burke went through misery that’s shockingly common for teenagers on happy Whidbey Island and elsewhere across the…