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Michal Cann

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Cann retires from Washington Banking Company

On Sept. 30, a new era will begin at Whidbey Island Bank and its holding company, Washington Banking…

Coupeville resident Randi Shelton

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Coupeville woman Shelton gets more than 7 years for vehicular homicide

Jean Gervais visited her daughter’s grave just prior to speaking at a sentencing hearing for the woman who…

Justin Goodwin of Columbia Beach Barbecue serves up a Santa Maria-style

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Santa Maria barbecue comes to Whidbey

In a cloud of red-oak smoke, the owners of Columbia Beach Barbecue transform a cut of beef into…

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Convicted molester gets the max as family protests

Thursday afternoon, an emotion-filled courtroom was divided into two sides with diametrically opposed views on the appropriate sentence…

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Whidbey sailor pleads not guilty to rape charge

A 25-year-old Navy man is facing a rape charge after having sex with a woman who was passed…

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Banks leads state prosecutors

The leaders of the law and justice system in Island County are a force to be reckoned with.

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Man accused of kidnapping girlfriend

A 20-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of kidnapping and assaulting his girlfriend after she tried to break…

Fidalgo Island resident Dave Crawford stands at the expansion joint of one of the two spans of Deception Pass bridge. He said the extreme undulation that can be felt as a semi drives by is a clue that the bridge is aging and will need to be replaced someday.

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Proposal for new bridge to Whidbey resurfaces

Seventy-three years ago this month, the Deception Pass bridge was formally opened in a dedication ceremony.

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Oak Harbor man charged with assault, accused of smothering girlfriend

An 18-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of smothering his girlfriend is a facing a felony charge. Prosecutors charged…

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Island County cops fear rowdy July 4 weekend

Island County Sheriff Mark Brown is predicting a busy, possibly explosive, Fourth of July weekend.

Michael and Mary Frost of Coupeville purchase their pyrotechnics from Soroptomist Susan Sehlin at the Soroptomists International of Oak Harbor fireworks stand on Highway 20 near 7-Eleven.

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Oak Harbor cops prepare for a rowdy July 4 weekend

Island County Sheriff Mark Brown is predicting a busy, possibly explosive, Fourth of July weekend. "Complaints will probably…

Bridget McBride-Lamoureux and her mother Marilyn McBride

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Whidbey family homeless and living in the woods

In the middle of a wooded lot on North Whidbey, it looks like a giant tornado picked up…

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Youth leader could clear his record

The on-again, off-again case against a former Oak Harbor youth leader accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with…