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Woman’s body recovered from water off of Whidbey Island
The Island County coroner has identified the body of a woman who may have jumped off Deception Pass…
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Man charged with throwing, killing toy poodle
Police say that a 24-year-old Oak Harbor man killed his wife’s toy poodle by throwing it against a…
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Errant passing effort injures Oak Harbor woman
A 24-year-old Oak Harbor woman was seriously injured in a one-car accident on North Whidbey early Wednesday morning.
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‘The bridge’ stirred imaginations from the beginning
“The bridge, completed, flaunts itself arrogantly across the sky line, it looks far down into the swirling pools…
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Woman injured in rollover accident on North Whidbey
A 24-year-old Oak Harbor woman was seriously injured in a one-car accident on North Whidbey early Wednesday morning.…
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Island County braces for possible return of Colton Harris-Moore
A small group of officials in Island County’s law and justice community recently got together to discuss how…
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Bail reduced for Langley choking suspect
A 47-year-old Langley resident is accused of choking his girlfriend, court documents state. Prosecutors charged Frederick VanBenschoten III…
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Roads get new asphalt, chip seal this summer
Now that summer has finally made it to Whidbey Island, it’s time for road construction to begin.
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Oak Harbor man found guilty of violating court order
A 37-year-old Oak Harbor man was recently sent to prison for assaulting his wife while there was a…
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Are salaries of Island County workers too high?
A $1.2 million hole in Island County’s current expense fund, which will likely swell to $2 million in…
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Oak Harbor bookkeeper allegedly stole $75,000
A 40-year-old Oak Harbor bookkeeper is accused of stealing more than $60,000 from the American Legion and another…
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Head-stomper captured by bystander’s video outside Oak Harbor bar
An Oak Harbor man who took part in a brutal assault that was caught on video outside a…
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‘Bacon burglar’ charged in Island County court
The “barefoot burglar” famously got his start on Camano Island before moving on to bigger and badder things.…