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Notorious South end murder case goes to trial
One of two people charged in a South Whidbey murder case that’s received national attention will go on…
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Prosecutor charges Baker with first-degree murder | UPDATE
The Island County Prosecutor’s Office charged 61-year-old Greenbank resident Robert “Al” Baker Wednesday with first-degree murder, a domestic-violence…
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Murder of pizza shop co-owner shocks Freeland
Greenbank resident Kathie Baker was hit in the head, possibly with a ball-peen hammer, and strangled with a…
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Citizens, cops want sales tax for Island County police
A group of citizens, government officials and cops is recommending that Island County commissioners ask voters to increase…
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Honeymoon Lake goose-nappers grab gaggle before executioners can
A gaggle of geese marked for death was goose-napped in a clandestine operation on Honeymoon Lake on Wednesday…
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Freeland man violates order, faces prison
A 27-year-old Freeland man will go to prison after his seventh conviction for violating a court order that…
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Cable, plants may trip up Admiralty Inlet turbine project
The proximity of rare plants and an international communications cable may present obstacles for a plan to locate…
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Effort mounts to save geese on Honeymoon Lake
Plans to kill a few geese and goslings that annoy some residents of a Greenbank lake community have…
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Clinton woman takes plea in shotgun murder case
A 41-year-old Clinton woman accused of being an accomplice in the shotgun murder of her boyfriend's wife pleaded…
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Violent history of alleged Greenbank kidnapper, rapist revealed
Documents from a protection order hearing allege that 22-year-old Greenbank resident George Downey perpetrated a pattern of domestic…
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Goof almost puts Emerson out of elected office
Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson nearly forfeited her office by accident last week, but was saved by the…
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Deputies will take back prescription drugs
Law enforcement officials on Whidbey Island are once again working together to take drugs.
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Crime rise concerns Island County Sheriff’s Office
In one week in March, deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office responded to 411 calls for service.…