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Oak Harbor man accused of choking girlfriend
A 35-year-old North Whidbey man is accused of choking his girlfriend during an argument that turned physical Jan.…
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Colton Harris-Moore suspected in new burglary, plane theft
The “Barefoot Burglar” has struck again. Maybe. The Islands Sounder reported Thursday that Camano Island native Colton Harris-Moore,…
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Repentant molester from Oak Harbor pleads guilty
A 31-year-old former Oak Harbor resident who admitted to molesting a child and turned himself in to police…
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Dead cow beached in Penn Cove
Living on a Whidbey Island beach can have its challenges. There’s the trespassers, the duck hunters, the wind…
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Island County’s lodging tax bucks may be redirected
Again this year, the majority of the funds collected through Island County’s lodging tax were disbursed to the…
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Easement buys further protect Ebey’s Reserve
A couple of recent announcements spell good news for land conservation efforts in Ebey’s National Historical Reserve, the…
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Woman pleads not guilty to meth
A 41-year-old Oak Harbor woman's wedding night ended badly last November. According to court records, she was arrested…
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UPDATE: News-Times, Record to share offices in Coupeville
Whidbey News-Times Publisher Marcia Van Dyke announced this week that the newspaper is moving its office from Oak…
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Island County Prosecutor wins big in Alexander case
In an opinion published last week, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a former Oak…
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Dog tags lag in Island County, Oak Harbor
Many Island County residents are probably not aware that they are supposed to purchase licenses for their dogs,…
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UPDATE: Obama wants 26 more Growlers for Whidbey
The Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will receive an additional 26 EA-18G Growler aircraft under President Obama’s 2011…
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Former Oak Harbor swim coach gets 40 years for child molestation
A former Oak Harbor swim coach who was accused of sexually molesting at least a dozen young swimmers,…
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Remorseful assailant pleads guilty in Greenbank assault
Kevin Porter came home extremely drunk to a travel trailer parked in a Greenbank woods and started beating…