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Commuters brace as Deception Pass bridge closure begins soon
Deception Pass bridge will close to traffic for five consecutive nights beginning Sunday, July 12, according to the…
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Whidbey General Hospital coughs up cash for cleared nurse’s legal fees
Whidbey General Hospital paid its chief nursing officer’s legal fees in defending against a gross-misdemeanor criminal charge of…
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Pair survives small plane crash near Oak Harbor airport
Two people are in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a skydiving plane crashed near the Oak Harbor…
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Farris’ death was the third at Island County Jail in under 10 years; authorities say circumstances were not the same
Keaton Farris was the second person to die in the Island County Jail in 18 months and the…
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Sunday protestors surround Island County Jail, crowd chants for sheriff’s resignation
More than 250 people in black shirts, many holding signs, quietly marched through Coupeville on Sunday to the…
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Negligence a role in Island County Jail inmate’s death, investigation concludes
“Catastrophic systemic failures” at the Island County Jail led to a 25-year-old man’s death from dehydration April 8,…
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Negligence a role in inmate’s death, according to Island County Sheriff’s investigation
"Catastrophic systemic failures" at the Island County Jail led to a 25-year-old man's death from dehydration April 8,…
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WSDOT to study fares for Whidbey buses
It’s unlikely that Island Transit will be able to abandon its fare-free model anytime soon, according to board…
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9-1-1 dispatch chief proposes fix for Island Transit radio botch
The director of the I-COM emergency dispatch center has a proposal that may finally fix a communication problem…
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Whidbey hunter busted for illegal firearm possession
A deer hunter ran into trouble with the law last Halloween after deputies discovered he wasn’t supposed to…
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Study ranks Island County tax burden among the lowest in state, country
Island County has the 10th lowest tax burden in the state and a comparatively low tax burden in…
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Burglar pleads guilty, sentenced to 5 years
A man who was once named as a “person of interest” in an unresolved bank robbery was sent…
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Detective educates Whidbey students on Internet, digital do’s, don’ts following school incidents
Earlier this year, a 15-year-old boy at South Whidbey High School was caught allegedly taking photos up girls’…