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A Whidbey News-Times reporter on the set of Practical Magic snapped a photo of a farmers market that filmmakers set up on Front Street in Coupeville.

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Movie filmed in Coupeville getting a sequel

A sequel is in the works for the most famous movie ever filmed on Whidbey Island.

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Phay quits school board

One of the superintendent of the Coupeville school district’s critics will follow him out the door.

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Murder suspect’s trial delayed again after three years in jail

A man accused of murdering his father was recently appointed his fourth attorney.

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Town mayor accused of ‘offensive physical conduct’

Coupeville’s former clerk filed a tort accusing the mayor of unwanted physical touching and more.

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Island Transit purchased battery-powered vans that aren’t working out.

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Change continues at Island Transit

Board members reevaluate routes, operations in the wake of their decision to fire executive director

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South Whidbey School District joins lawsuit over parents’ rights law

ACLU lawsuit argues that new law violates contradicts with existing laws.

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Suspect charged in pursuit that ended with rollover on North Whidbey

The suspect miraculously escaped injury but is accused of attempting to elude police.

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Seed, rock throwing reported | Island Scanner

The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

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Suspected dealer ditched $240k worth of drugs

An Oak Harbor man fled from three different vehicles and left behind suspected drugs.

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Vandal targets business windows

A homeless man with a history of throwing rocks broke windows at four businesses in Clinton.

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Eric Keo was sentenced to prison for manslaughter and other charges this week. He was represented by attorney Craig Platt.

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Shooter sentenced in death of teenager

Eric Keo shot and killed a friend during a gathering at an Oak Harbor home in 2022.

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Driver arrested following fatal crash

A hit-and-rush accident in Oak Harbor on June 5 claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman.

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Trust Board appointment stirs political dispute

Depending on who you ask, political machination or paranoia is at the heart of recent turmoil on a…