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Deep Sea owner fined $301,000

The state Department of Ecology levied a $301,000 fine against the man whose crab boat caught fire and…

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Water Festival makes a splash | Slideshow

One-year-old Delaney Hodges of Oak Harbor toddled up and down Front Street in her yellow outfit as her…

Mike and Cathy Horrobin stand in the showroom of Oak Harbor Motors. They will be celebrating their 35th year in business this August.

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Key to success no secret at all, say dealership’s owners

When Mike and Cathy Horrobin moved to Oak Harbor in 1979, the city had four car dealerships and…

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South Whidbey robbery suspect left behind cell phone, blood

A 27-year-old Clinton man got caught chatting on a phone while in the middle of burglarizing a home,…

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Filing Week yields treasurer candidate

Candidate filing week only garnered one surprise in local Island County elections by midday Tuesday. Coupeville resident Wanda…

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Raises for Island County elected officials on table

Should raises for elected officials be a budget priority? That’s one of the questions facing Island County commissioners…

Aubrey Vaughan filed to run for Island County Commissioner.

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Fifth candidate vying for commissioner seat

Just a few days after Kelly Emerson resigned, a fifth candidate has come forward in hopes of replacing…

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Supreme Court OKs meeting prayer policy

Oak Harbor City Council’s prayer policy is OK with the United States Supreme Court. Probably.

Rory Westmoreland appears in Island County District Court on a derelict vessel charge.

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Deep Sea owner fined for spill

The state Department of Ecology levied a $301,000 fine against the man whose crab boat caught fire and…

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COER group to hold ‘vigil’ Friday at OLF entrance

The group aiming to shut down Outlying Field in Coupeville to Growler landing practices is holding a “vigil”…

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Threats land suspect in jail

A man who allegedly left multiple terrorizing messages on an elderly woman’s answering machine also threatened to eat…

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Anti-Growler group to hold “vigil” at OLF Friday

During the vigil, protesters will fly the American flag upside-down as "a signal of dire distress, according to…

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Filing week is May 12

The general election this fall has the potential of creating a sea change in Island County government. A…