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Oak Harbor police officer saves pair from knife-wielding stranger

An Oak Harbor police officer happened down Pioneer Way in the nick of time Sunday. In the early…

Isha Hendricks stands at a Whidbey park where she and her husband saw an unidentified flying object in the sky.

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Oak Harbor woman reports UFO over Whidbey Island

An Oak Harbor couple watched an object they could not identify in the night sky above Puget Sound…

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Pizza man’s murder trial delayed until October

Robert “Al” Baker’s trial will be delayed after all. The 63-year-old pizza man turned accused murderer was set…

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Coupeville tractor chase suspect pleads not guilty

A man accused of getting drunk, stealing a John Deere tractor and a shotgun then leading police on…

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Oak Harbor man arrested for pulling knife on cop

An Oak Harbor man is facing charges for allegedly trying to attack a police officer with a knife,…

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Freeland motorcyclist dies after collision; second driver arrested

Freeland resident Dennis Broce was killed July 25 when his motorcycle was struck by an SUV on Bush…

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Bail reduction denied for alleged child molester

An Oak Harbor man accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old child multiple times probably won’t be getting out…

Robert “Al” Baker

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Island County Superior Court judge rejects another delay in alleged murderer’s trial

The pizza man and Antarctic scientist accused of killing his wife in Greenbank last year will go to…

Oak Harbor resident Bill Burnett speaks at a recent public meeting concerning the proposed law-and-justice levy. He filed a lawsuit last week to have Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson reinstated as the chairwoman of the board.

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Lawsuit aims to reinstate Emerson as Island County chairwoman

A frequent critic of politicians and the media, Oak Harbor resident and Oak Harbor School Board candidate Bill…

Accused murderer Joshua Lambert became violent during his trial Tuesday and was subdued by law enforcement officers.

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Lambert is guilty on all counts

Joshua David Lambert will spend the rest of his life behind bars as a convicted double murderer. A…

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Ballmer takes hit on Ledgewood property

It may seem like pocket change to a billionaire, but Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer lost money in a…

Joshua Lambert: “I thought I was mentally challenged because I didn’t hear voices until I was 19.”

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Lambert continues acting out at murder trial

The strange trial of an accused killer took even more unusual turns Monday in Island County Superior Court.…

Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson irritated her fellow commissioners by walking out of a meeting prematurely.

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Emerson disruption highlights tension between commissioners

Commissioner Kelly Emerson prematurely packed up and left a meeting of the board Monday night, clearly annoying the…