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Man accused of homicide in overdose death
An Oak Harbor man is accused of providing a pill containing the drug fentanyl to a man who…
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Positive COVID-19 test at jail turns out to be false
The Island County Jail had a COVID-19 scare late last week, but it turned out to be a…
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Oak Harbor man charged in grisly Montana murder
A 66-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of murdering a resident of Montana over an access road dispute nine…
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Rapist files, loses a tangle of motions
A man who raped and assaulted his former girlfriend during a night of savagery 13 years ago was…
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Woman accused of threatening to kill, eat dog
A South Whidbey woman is accused of threatening to harm a teenager, licking blood from her fingers in…
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Report: Claims of assault at political event may be untrue, exaggerated
A report by detectives with the Bellingham police about a Fourth of July incident in Oak Harbor casts…
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Planning director quits, assessor hired to serve in interim
The Island County planning director submitted her letter of resignation last week and will be temporarily replaced by…
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Two Democrats ahead in one commissioner race, two Republicans in the other
Voters in Island County may choose between two Democrats for one county commissioner position and two Republicans for…
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Two dead, including Oak Harbor man, in wrong-way collision
Two people are dead after a 76-year-old Oak Harbor man drove the wrong way on Highway 20 in…
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Coupeville woman, 75, injured one-car crash Aug. 2
A 75-year-old Coupeville woman was seriously injured in a crash in Central Whidbey Aug. 2.
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Trials to resume, but won’t look quite the same
Island County Superior Court is scheduled to hold its first jury trial on Aug. 18, nearly five months…