Opinion
It was a year of tragic events, celebrity sightings and animal hijinks
It was an interesting year on Whidbey Island, as it it every year.
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Year of earthquakes was typical on island
At least 27 earthquakes with a magnitude of 1.0 or more had epicenters on Whidbey Island or the…
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‘Bait’ package leads to arrest of suspected thief
Police and federal agents stopped an alleged Oak Harbor Grinch who was trying to steal Christmas from a…
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Man pleads guilty to molestation, child porn
A Clinton man is facing a minimum of eight years in prison after admitting to committing sex crimes…
Opinion
In our opinion: Justices’ rebuke of lawmakers is democracy in action
The framers of the Constitution would be proud to see that the separation of powers doctrine has flourished…
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Island County Police Blotter | A distressed goose, a rocket in the park and three cows hanging out
The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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Bill to require Growler monitors
Congress wants the Navy to measure the sound of military jets on Whidbey Island in the real world…
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Whidbey woman accused of arson
A woman on North Whidbey was arrested on suspicion of arson Friday afternoon.
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Three men arrested on suspicion of burglary
Three men were arrested in connection with a foiled burglary on South Whidbey Dec. 2, according to court…
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Greenbank man admits to molesting child
A Greenbank man who molested a child a year ago and blamed it on marijuana edibles will likely…
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4-year-old twins called ‘heroic,’ make national news after fatal crash
Two 4-year-old girls are being heralded across the nation as heroes for climbing a steep, wooded embankment in…
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Man accused of hit and run
An Oak Harbor man is facing charges for allegedly driving his pickup truck into another vehicle and leaving…
Opinion
In our opinion: Slow driving on island raises concerns, blood pressure
A peculiar quirk of some Whidbey Island drivers is to travel slightly under the speed limit on the…