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Storage unit skull deemed Native American

A human skull that was found along with a jumble of stolen goods in a Whidbey Island storage…

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White blobs bob along | Island Scanner

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

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Road will keep island traversable if highway is blocked

Island County commissioners’ decision to spend $4 million to build a short road off the beaten track on…

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Thomas hangs herself in jail

A former Clinton woman who traveled to California to kill her sister hanged herself in jail, the Associated…

Photo by Jessie Stensland / Whidbey News Group                                Oak Harbor resident Lewis Cox, at right, pleaded not guilty in Island County Superior Court Monday to a child pornography charge. He appeared with attorney Steve McKay.

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OH child porn suspect was employed at behavorial health agency

An Oak Harbor man accused of possessing child pornography worked as an administrator for Compass Health, according to…

Photo submitted.                                Tom Hellinger stands next to a halibut he caught in Puget Sound.

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Freeland man hooks ‘fish of a lifetime’

Tom Hellinger didn’t know he had hooked into a monster until the bottom feeder rose to the surface.

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Editorial: Battling opioid addiction takes innovative approaches

Drug court is a perfect example of how government should take a creative, multifaceted approach to dealing with…

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Date set on Nichols appeal

Two sides in a case involving a fatal collision on South Whidbey will be argued before the state…

Linda Thomas

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Elderly Clinton woman guilty of killing sister

Two years ago, an elderly Clinton woman shot her sister in the head with a .38 Special Ladysmith…

Langley Police Chief David Marks

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Prosecutor declines to charge chief

The Island County prosecutor declined to charge Langley Police Chief David Marks with a crime in connection with…

Loose goats found, owner wanted

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Loose goats found, owner wanted

A South Whidbey woman is trying to find the owner of a couple of wayward goats she came…

Photo by Jessie Stensland / Whidbey News Group                                South Whidbey resident Jonathan “Lexzi” Zupan appears in Island County Superior Court with attorney Margot Carter Monday for a sentencing hearing.

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Gas station robber pleads guilty, sentenced to prison

A woman who committed two armed robberies of a gas station in Clinton last year was sent to…

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State, federal lawsuits filed against hospital

WhidbeyHealth is being sued in state and federal court for allegedly violating the state Open Public Records Act…