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Oak Harbor police getting body cameras
Someday soon, people’s interactions with officers from the Oak Harbor Police Department may be recorded and subject to…
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Sailor hurt in shooting files complaint for $20 million
A Navy man injured during an unusual 2017 police standoff that ended in the fatal shooting of another…
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COER, Navy settle FOIA lawsuit
A group known for protesting jet noise at the Navy airfield near Coupeville settled a federal, public-records lawsuit…
Opinion
Editorial: Navy’s fight for freedom should include freedom of information
Regardless of how you feel about the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve and its stance on jet noise, the…
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Man accused of homicide in overdose death
An Oak Harbor man is accused of providing a pill containing the drug fentanyl to a man who…
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Positive COVID-19 test at jail turns out to be false
The Island County Jail had a COVID-19 scare late last week, but it turned out to be a…
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Oak Harbor man charged in grisly Montana murder
A 66-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of murdering a resident of Montana over an access road dispute nine…
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Rapist Joseph Blue files, loses a tangle of motions
A man who raped and assaulted his former girlfriend during a night of savagery 13 years ago was…
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Woman accused of threatening to kill, eat dog
A South Whidbey woman is accused of threatening to harm a teenager, licking blood from her fingers in…
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Report: Claims of assault at political event may be untrue, exaggerated
A report by detectives with the Bellingham police about a Fourth of July incident in Oak Harbor casts…
News
Planning director quits, assessor hired to serve in interim
The Island County planning director submitted her letter of resignation last week and will be temporarily replaced by…