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Accused Greenbank wife killer pleads not guilty

Accused murderer Robert “Al” Baker pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering his wife.

Convicted murderer James Huden listens as Gail Oneal addresses him during his sentencing hearing Tuesday morning. Huden murdered her son

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After 9 years, justice served as Huden gets 80 years

The man who planned and carried out a murder on a secluded South Whidbey road at Christmastime nine…

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Suspected wife killer’s arraignment fails again

The Greenbank man and pizza joint owner accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in a…

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Haugen’s opponent disowns mailers

A state senator and her opponent in this year’s campaign are both upset about a series of mailers…

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Whidbey voters slow in returning election ballots early

With the earliest primary in state history, some people involved in political campaigns in Island County are concerned…

Sean DeMerchant pleaded guilty to assault charges in Island County Superior Court.

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Freeland man who stabbed his parents pleads guilty

A Freeland man who stabbed both of his parents at their Bush Point Terrace home last October has…

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Two men face rape charges with South End girl

Two 27-year-old men are facing child rape charges for having sex with the same underage South Whidbey girl,…

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Law & justice tax refusal sparks turmoil among Island County leaders

The strained relationship between key law-and-justice figures and the Island County commissioners was evident at a charged meeting…

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Greenbank blogger criticizes Whidbey EMS levy

A Greenbank attorney is waging a one-man battle against a renewal of a popular levy that funds ambulances…

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Woman with guns runs into trouble on South End

Deputies arrested a 48-year-old Langley woman Monday who was chasing a hallucination around her neighbor’s yard while high…

James Huden

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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…

A framed photo of Kathie Baker sits next to candles and flowers left in memorial to the murdered pizzeria owner in Freeland.

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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…