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Island County health officials exonerated by state board
The state Board of Health exonerated two Island County public health officials of charges that they were shirking…
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Dog suffers ‘massive trauma’ after being thrown from car
The Island County animal control officer is asking the public for help solving an animal-cruelty case.
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OHHS scare Thursday may be linked to other bomb threats
Oak Harbor High School was one of a number of schools across the nation hit with hoax bomb…
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Oak Harbor man gets 18 years for child rape
An Oak Harbor man pleaded guilty to raping three young girls but continues to deny that he’s responsible,…
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Appeals court reverses dismissal of noise-disclosure lawsuit
A lawsuit over the alleged inadequacy of jet-noise disclosures from Whidbey real estate companies is back. A state…
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Animal mutilations terrifying Whidbey Island family
A North Whidbey family is feeling terrorized by a prowler they believe injured livestock on their small farm…
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State report finds link between Growlers, health problems
A Washington State Department of Health report that analyzes existing studies contradicts the Navy’s claim that there is…
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Claim against Island County Sheriff’s Office settled for $1.5 million
The risk pool representing Island County recently settled a claim against the sheriff’s office over events that occurred…
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Detectives await DNA results in possible Oak Harbor vehicular homicide
The Island County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate an unusual North Whidbey death as a possible case…
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Clinton man sentenced in federal court for child porn
A former Clinton resident was sentenced in federal court this week for possession of a large amount of…
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Freeland father, daughter plead ‘guilty’ in escrow case
A Freeland woman who ran an escrow company with her father is facing a year of jail time…
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Supreme Court denies commissioners’ request to reconsider
The state Supreme Court last week denied the Island County commissioners’ request to reconsider an opinion about the…
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I-COM receives finding in audit
The state Auditor’s Office found that I-COM dispatch center had inadequate controls over financial statements.