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Oak Harbor serial rapist wants out after 16 years
A serial rapist who preyed on women and girls in Oak Harbor during the early 1990s was scheduled…
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No jail for sex offender
A 68-year-old Oak Harbor man pleaded guilty to a sex offense, but he won’t be spending any time…
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Dog abused in Baghdad seeks home on Whidbey
Oak Harbor veterinarian Eric Anderson has a three-legged, Iraqi dog that needs a home. The medium-sized mutt survived…
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Hotel owner pleads guilty in district court
A criminal case against a well-known Oak Harbor hotelier was resolved in district court last week. Joseph Franssen,…
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‘Victim’ disappears, charges dropped
Island County’s chief criminal prosecutor dismissed a domestic violence case against a 23-year-old Marine sergeant after the alleged…
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Man denies breaking in, assaulting ex-girlfriend
A 55-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house to assault her, court documents…
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Search posse beats the bushes for missing horse on Whidbey
Searchers have been combing the Kettles Trail for days in search of a missing horse. South Whidbey resident…
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Elected officials question development funding
Oak Harbor, Freeland and Langley economic development projects all took verbal hits this week in a meeting of…
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Driver charged with vehicular assault
A 23-year-old Oak Harbor man has been charged with a felony in connection with a May 29 accident…
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Actions in jail send stalker to prison
A 23-year-old Oak Harbor man who was previously convicted of stalking his ex-girlfriend was sent to prison for…
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Commissioners table public defender increase
Island County Commissioners passed new standards that govern the caseloads of public defense attorneys Monday afternoon, but they…
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Hawkins returns, this time for city
Bill Hawkins never thought he’d carry the title “prosecutor” again after leaving Island County elected office a decade…
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Another chase, another charge
A 25-year-old Oak Harbor man who led a deputy on a high-speed chase across North Whidbey has been…