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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…
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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…
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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…