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    Articles by Brian Kelly
    Langley City Councilman Bob Waterman laughs during a lighter moment at Wednesday’s joint session with the port. City officials are not impressed with the first phase of the expansion proposal for the Langley Marina and are asking the port to reexamine its plans.
    Langley asks port to rethink marina project
    By Brian Kelly • October 8, 2011 5:21 pm

    With city officials and others obviously underwhelmed with the Port of South Whidbey’s latest plan for upgrading the Langley Marina, the city council met with port commissioners for two hours this week to gently suggest that the project lacks wow power and needs to be changed.

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    “Whidbey” the alligator snapping turtle was found last week south of Bayview.
    Oh, snap! Exotic turtle discovered in South Whidbey...
    By Brian Kelly • October 5, 2011 4:29 pm

    Veterinarian David Parent never got a delivery like this before. Just before noon on a recent Tuesday, a Sunlight Shores-area woman walked into Parent’s office in Freeland with a plastic laundry basket.

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    Murder suspect gets judge’s OK for five-state road trip
    Murder suspect gets judge’s OK for five-state road...
    By Brian Kelly • October 5, 2011 4:27 pm

    A Superior Court judge has given Peggy Sue Thomas permission to take a five-state, two-week road trip before the former Langley resident faces arraignment later this month for first-degree murder.

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    Veterinarian Lyn Jones holds one of the cats that were rescued from a North Whidbey home that are awaiting adoption.
    South Enders scramble to find homes for rescued...
    By Brian Kelly • October 2, 2011 12:50 pm

    The search is on for feline foster homes — or maybe something a bit more permanent — for more than a dozen cats that were recently rescued from a north end property that was nearly overrun with animals.

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    Island County faulted for lax oversight on Freeland sewer bills
    Island County faulted for lax oversight on Freeland...
    By Brian Kelly • September 28, 2011 4:57 pm

    Island County has done a poor job of monitoring the spending of the Freeland Water and Sewer District on its $40 million sewer project, state officials said in a recently released audit of Island County.

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    Death of potential witness not related to Douglas murder
    Death of potential witness not related to Douglas...
    By Brian Kelly • September 27, 2011 3:54 pm

    A sibling to Peggy Sue Thomas and a potential witness in her first-degree murder trial was found dead in her Marysville home late last week.

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    Peggy Sue Thomas talks with Craig Platt
    Arraignment date pushed back for Thomas on first-degree...
    By Brian Kelly • September 26, 2011 5:23 pm

    COUPEVILLE — The arraignment of Peggy Sue Thomas on a charge of first-degree murder was pushed back by four weeks Monday at the request of her laywer.

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    Attorney Peter Simpson asks for a continuance in the start date of the murder trial for James “Jim” Huden during a court hearing Monday in Coupeville.
    Defense attorney asks to see emails on murder...
    By Brian Kelly • September 22, 2011 10:15 am

    The attorney defending accused killer James “Jim” Huden is asking a Superior Court judge to order Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks to hand over internal emails in which Banks bickered with the county sheriff over what Banks called a flawed investigation into the 2003 murder of Russel Douglas.

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    Doug Allderdice takes the oath of office at Monday’s Langley council meeting.
    Allderdice is city’s pick to fill empty council...
    By Brian Kelly • September 21, 2011 8:41 am

    Experience may have been the edge. The Langley City Council unanimously picked Doug Allderdice as the city’s newest councilman at the council meeting Monday evening.

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    Langley to hire hearing examiner to review new development projects
    Langley to hire hearing examiner to review new...
    By Brian Kelly • September 21, 2011 11:54 am

    LANGLEY — The Langley City Council approved a three-year agreement Monday night to hire a hearing examiner to review major development permits and other land-use actions.

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    Langley council picks Allderdice as new councilman
    Langley council picks Allderdice as new councilman
    By Brian Kelly • September 19, 2011 9:15 pm

    The Langley City Council unanimously picked Doug Allderdice as the city’s newest councilman at the council meeting Monday evening.
    Allderdice, a former city councilman who stepped down in 2006, rejoined the council this week in council Position 5.

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    Council to review three-year contract for new hearing examiner
    Council to review three-year contract for new hearing...
    By Brian Kelly • September 19, 2011 2:29 pm

    The Langley City Council is expected to finalize a three-year agreement tonight to hire a hearing examiner to review major developing permits and other land-use actions.

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    ‘Dateline,’ ‘48 Hours’ looking at murder case
    ‘Dateline,’ ‘48 Hours’ looking at murder case
    By Brian Kelly • September 19, 2011 8:00 am

    COUPEVILLE — The 2003 Christmastime murder of a Langley man is drawing the interest of producers from two prime time television programs.

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