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Phoned in threat clears Oak Harbor Walmart

The Walmart store in Oak Harbor was evacuated for about an hour Saturday after an unknown person made…

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Oak Harbor man accused of assaulting his grandpa

An Oak Harbor man is facing a felony charge for allegedly hitting his 83-year-old grandfather hard enough to…

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Oak Harbor mayor moves forward with employee raises, benefit cuts

Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley is moving forward with a plan to increase salaries for some city employees…

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Greenbank driver flees collision

A Greenbank man is facing multiple charges after running away from the scene of a car accident May…

Corrections Deputy Mark Moffitt escorts an inmate at the Island County Jail. The understaffed jail could get three more deputies if a ballot measure passes.

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Fine-tuned tax increase proposal heads to board of commissioners

A resolution recommending a ballot proposition for law-and-justice funding is finally on its way to Island County Board…

Pastor Michael Hurley of the Life Church gives an invocation at the start of a recent Oak Harbor City Council meeting.

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OH Council prayer may still invoke Jesus Christ

Oak Harbor City Council will likely review a revised policy on invocations before public meetings. Interim City Attorney…

Oak Harbor police confiscated nearly $10

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City cops seize cash, drugs and gun

Police raided an Oak Harbor home Sunday morning and arrested a suspected drug dealer who was out on…

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Oak Harbor council tables cuts to salaries, benefits

Neither the mayor nor his chief critic on the City Council pulled any punches during last week’s meeting.…

A bugler stands in the rain during the Memorial Day ceremony at Maple Leaf cemetery.

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Honoring those who served

A solemn crowd gathered at a soggy Maple Leaf Cemetery on Memorial Day to honor those who died…

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Oak Harbor police arrest suspected meth dealer in morning raid

Oak Harbor police arrested a suspected methamphetamine dealer while executing a high-risk search warrant this morning, Police Chief…

An image from a security camera at Safeway shows a person of interest in an assault case. The victim said the man in red grabbed her in the back room.

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Woman says she was assaulted in workplace

She still shakes uncontrollably when talking about it. A 51-year-old North Whidbey woman said it was absolutely terrifying…

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Tribe offers to drop Oak Harbor claim for $3.9 million, old shop deed

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is offering to settle a $9 million complaint against the City of Oak…

Rescuers search for victims of the bridge collapse on Interstate 5 in Skagit County. Three people suffered minor injuries.

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Navy Search and Rescue crew helps with Skagit Bridge rescues

A command master chief from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and his wife were plunged into the chilly…