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County to pay $30,000 in fairground repairs, annual event was held despite dangerous conditions

The county will fork out nearly $30,000 to repair “potentially” dangerous electrical problems at the Island County Fairgrounds.…

Maliha Breaux

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Dog bites North Whidbey 3-year-old’s face, 15 stitches needed

A 3-year-old Oak Harbor girl is healing after a she was bitten in the face by a pit…

Island Transit Director Martha Rose speaks during a board meeting Friday.

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Transit leaders vow to re-examine free-fare service

Island Transit will hire an outside consultant to conduct a study on whether it makes sense to charge…

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Paratransit service cuts run deep on South End, meeting planned

Multiple sclerosis is a maddeningly mysterious autoimmune disease that leaves each of its victims with a unique progression…

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Retired dentist dies in unexplained fire

A former Coupeville dentist was killed in a fire at his Central Whidbey Island home early Saturday morning.

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Cops ban Facebook user in hiding

A former South Whidbey man hiding out from the long arm of the law in China was recently…

North Whidbey resident Mathew Gordon smokes some “Old Toby

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Whidbey grower develops claimed cure-all strain

Mathew Gordon experimented on himself to perfect what he claims is a medicine that can cure everything from…

This still from security footage allegedly shows Michael Hardesty during a bank robbery.

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Alleged bank robber from Whidbey caught

A former Whidbey Island resident made a name for himself this summer. They call him the Alabama Band…

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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Island Transit

The estate of a woman who passed away in 2011 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Transit…

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Legal troubles mount for Loetterle following bungled buzz-bomb theft

South End man allegedly pulled knife on Ace Hardware employees when confronted

North Whidbey resident Dave Olinger shows his ‘ferocious’ face while holding a rifle. He is a write-in candidate for Island County sheriff.

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‘Ferocious’ North Whidbey nudist runs for county sheriff

When you watch too much Jon Stewart, you run the risk of ending up like 87-year-old Dave Olinger.…

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State to audit transit books

Financial experts at the Washington State Auditor’s Office will be going through books at Island Transit in the…

Travis Loetterle

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Langley cop’s ‘arch nemesis’ accused of pooch trafficking

A 23-year-old homeless man who recently led South Whidbey cops on a foot chase through Langley may end…