The winner of a $1 million Washington Lottery ticket purchased in Oak Harbor stepped forward this week.
The winner of a $1 million Washington Lottery ticket purchased in Oak Harbor stepped forward this week.
The dead man discovered in the water off a North Whidbey beach Wednesday was an Orcas Island resident, authorities say.
Island County Coroner Robert identified him as David Fleischmann, 66. He worked at the Madrona Bar and Grill restaurant on Orcas Island.
The EA-6B Prowler isn’t the fastest aircraft or the sexiest.
A refueling probe on its nose and two bulging canopies over the cockpit give the jet the look of an overgrown metallic insect.
But the Prowler’s ability to deliver a potent crotch kick to the enemy’s air defense systems made it an indispensable asset to the military for more than four decades.
The Whidbey 11/12 Little League softball all-stars mounted a late comeback but ran out of time in a 13-5 loss to host Anacortes in the District 11 championship game Tuesday, June 23.
One of the reasons 2011 Coupeville High School graduate Andre Stone didn’t play football for the Wolves was because of the risks involved. Now, ironically, he is aiming to help curb football head injuries.
The Whidbey 11/12 Little League softball all-stars mounted a late comeback but ran out of time in a 13-5 loss to host Anacortes in the District 11 championship game Tuesday, June 23.
“Catastrophic systemic failures” at the Island County Jail led to a 25-year-old man’s death from dehydration April 8, Island County Sheriff Mark Brown said.
By Sheriff Mark Brown
My thanks to the media for its role in sharing information with the family and our local community; however painful it was — and is — to hear.
Today, Chief De Dennis informed me of his decision to retire from service.
More than 250 people, many of them from Lopez Island, took part in the protest of the Island County Jail, where 25-year-old Keaton Farris died from dehydration in April. The protesters handed out water bottles.
A start date for construction of Phase 1 of the Madrona Way Project is up in the air at this point.
Since March, Sharon Sharpe has occupied a second floor office in the Admiralty Head Lighthouse in Coupeville, which comes with a window view of ship traffic in North Puget Sound passing through Admiralty Inlet.
It’s one of the perks of being the new program specialist at the lighthouse, which is part of Fort Casey State Park.
The Coupeville Marshal’s Office responded to the following calls.