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Deception Pass Bridge’s 75th noted by old cars, CCC folks, fog

Deception Pass Bridge shared the limelight during the 75th anniversary ceremony Saturday with a couple dozen pillars of…

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Oak Harbor family was in crash that killed Seattle woman

Three members of an Oak Harbor family survived a two-car accident that killed a Seattle woman Sunday afternoon.…

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Woman’s body recovered from water off of Whidbey Island

The Island County coroner has identified the body of a woman who may have jumped off Deception Pass…

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Man charged with throwing, killing toy poodle

Police say that a 24-year-old Oak Harbor man killed his wife’s toy poodle by throwing it against a…

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Errant passing effort injures Oak Harbor woman

A 24-year-old Oak Harbor woman was seriously injured in a one-car accident on North Whidbey early Wednesday morning.

Construction crews work on the road surface of the Deception Pass Bridge in the months leading up to its opening in the summer of 1935.

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‘The bridge’ stirred imaginations from the beginning

“The bridge, completed, flaunts itself arrogantly across the sky line, it looks far down into the swirling pools…

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Woman injured in rollover accident on North Whidbey

A 24-year-old Oak Harbor woman was seriously injured in a one-car accident on North Whidbey early Wednesday morning.…

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Island County braces for possible return of Colton Harris-Moore

A small group of officials in Island County’s law and justice community recently got together to discuss how…

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Bail reduced for Langley choking suspect

A 47-year-old Langley resident is accused of choking his girlfriend, court documents state. Prosecutors charged Frederick VanBenschoten III…

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Roads get new asphalt, chip seal this summer

Now that summer has finally made it to Whidbey Island, it’s time for road construction to begin.

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Oak Harbor man found guilty of violating court order

A 37-year-old Oak Harbor man was recently sent to prison for assaulting his wife while there was a…

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Are salaries of Island County workers too high?

A $1.2 million hole in Island County’s current expense fund, which will likely swell to $2 million in…

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Oak Harbor bookkeeper allegedly stole $75,000

A 40-year-old Oak Harbor bookkeeper is accused of stealing more than $60,000 from the American Legion and another…