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Coupeville resident Esteban Guerro appears in court Monday. He’s accused of walking around the town with a saw-off shotgun in a backpack.

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Would-be shooter from Coupeville pleads not guilty

A 19-year-old man is accused of walking around Coupeville earlier this month with a sawed-off shotgun in his…

Greenbank resident Robert “Al” Baker speaks to attorney Peter Simpson during a court hearing Monday. Baker is accused of killing his wife

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Freeland pizza shop owner pleads not guilty to killing wife

The Greenbank man and pizza joint owner accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in a…

Greenbank resident George Downey pleads guilty in court Monday to kidnapping and rape charges. His attorney

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Greenbank man pleads to kidnapping, rape

A 23-year-old Greenbank man who kidnapped and raped his estranged girlfriend will likely be going away for more…

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Nobody’s dialing for dollars in Oak Harbor

Nobody at Oak Harbor City Hall is making $1,100 a month worth of 1-800 calls. During a meeting…

Convicted murderer James Huden listens as Gail Oneal addressed him during his sentencing hearing Tuesday morning. Huden murdered her son

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After 9 years, justice served as Huden gets 80

The man who planned and carried out a murder on a secluded South Whidbey road at Christmastime nine…

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New plant may double, triple Oak Harbor sewer rates

By the year 2020, Oak Harbor residents could pay anywhere from $86 to $116 a month to flush…

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Downtown Oak Harbor selected as sewer plant site

Oak Harbor’s $93.5-million waste water treatment facility will be built downtown, in the vicinity of Windjammer Park. Following…

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Oak Harbor church youth director gets the max for molesting boys

A former youth director at an Oak Harbor church who was involved in many other youth-related programs and…

Carol Barnes

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Fund opened to help Whidbey’s farm animals

Whidbey Island’s animal control officer is asking animal lovers to donate to a fund dedicated to helping abused…

Oak Harbor Fire Chief Ray Merrill watches as firefighters use a ladder truck to rescue an injured worker from the roof of a Pioneer Way building Monday.

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Oak Harbor firefighters rescue injured man from roof

Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor was closed for about 45 minutes Monday while firefighters used a ladder truck…

Donna Dunn plays with a cat while cleaning the cages crammed into Oak Harbor’s undersized animal control shelter Tuesday morning. She is the lead animal care technician.

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Oak Harbor animal shelter nears closing date in 2013

Oak Harbor officials have less than a year to figure out how to deal with stray dogs and…

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Election: Commissioners survive to fight another day

The two incumbent Island County commissioners, both Democrats, made it through the Top Two Primary and will face…

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Whidbey horse breeding accident prompts litigation

The husband of a woman who died in a horse-breeding accident on North Whidbey last year has filed…