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The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:

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Island County officials consider bringing public defense in-house

Public defense agencies across the state struggle to attract and retain attorneys.

Shimada

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Ebey’s Reserve manager, three Trust Board members resign

Perplexing strife surrounding the management of Ebey’s Landing came to a head Tuesday.

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Pedestrian arrested after walking into traffic

A 23-year-old woman was arrested after intentionally walking into traffic on Highway 20.

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Wanted man leads police on chase at a comfortable speed

A Coupeville man is accused of fleeing a traffic stop and leading police on a medium-speed chase north…

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Appointment to Trust Board causes controversy, again

The Trust Board of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve has been riled in controversy

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Woman accused of assaulting officer

A woman is accused of attacking an Oak Harbor police officer.

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Newspaper box arsonist charged

A Langley man is accused of starting a fire that burned a newspaper box and the Clinton Post…

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A Whidbey News-Times reporter on the set of Practical Magic snapped a photo of a farmers market that filmmakers set up on Front Street in Coupeville.

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Movie filmed in Coupeville getting a sequel

A sequel is in the works for the most famous movie ever filmed on Whidbey Island.

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Phay quits school board

One of the superintendent of the Coupeville school district’s critics will follow him out the door.

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Murder suspect’s trial delayed again after three years in jail

A man accused of murdering his father was recently appointed his fourth attorney.

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Town mayor accused of ‘offensive physical conduct’

Coupeville’s former clerk filed a tort accusing the mayor of unwanted physical touching and more.

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Island Transit purchased battery-powered vans that aren’t working out.

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Change continues at Island Transit

Board members reevaluate routes, operations in the wake of their decision to fire executive director