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Former Oak Harbor swim coach gets 40 years for child molestation
A former Oak Harbor swim coach who was accused of sexually molesting at least a dozen young swimmers,…
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Remorseful assailant pleads guilty in Greenbank assault
Kevin Porter came home extremely drunk to a travel trailer parked in a Greenbank woods and started beating…
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Island County Sheriff’s deputy saves a life before losing his job
An Island County Sheriff’s deputy who was a victim of budget cuts likely saved a woman’s life during…
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Boats, cars looted, items sold on eBay
With the help of a victim, investigators solved dozens of theft cases and uncovered a group of Oak…
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OxyContin buy ends in arrest of Oak Harbor suspect
Oak Harbor police and Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents arrested a suspected OxyContin dealer Wednesday. An undercover agent…
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UPDATE: Coupeville drugstore robbery suspect nabbed in Oregon
A man suspected in the Jan. 4 armed robbery of Linds Pharmacy and Drug in Coupeville was caught…
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Oak Harbor man who raped young girl gets maximum sentence
A 28-year-old Oak Harbor man who raped a child received the maximum sentence. A jury in Island County…
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Property values decline in Island County
The total assessed value of Island County decreased in 2009 for the first time in at least two…
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Serial child molester returns to prison
A 61-year-old child molester who was wanted on a warrant out of Island County Superior Court for more…
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UPDATE: Man robs Freeland Bank
Deputies are searching for a man who robbed a bank in Freeland Thursday at about 5:45 p.m. Island…
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$15 million claim filed against North Whidbey Park and Recreation District
A former member of the Aquajets swim team who was allegedly sexually abused by a swim coach in…
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Strange signs creep out newspaper staff
Police are conducting extra patrols around the Whidbey News-Times office in Oak Harbor after employees discovered evidence that…
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Environmentalist named to planning board
Island County commissioners replaced the chairman of the county’s planning commission with a man who brings a much…