An Oak Harbor man accused in a July 2 shooting outside a bar avoided a “third strike” by agreeing to a plea bargain.
A $1-million grant from Island County should further help Oak Harbor keep sewage rates under control.
With backups sometimes extending beyond the designated turn lane, Sharpes Corner can be a traffic nightmare for people headed to Whidbey Island during the summer months.
A convicted murderer was resentenced in Island County Superior Court last week after his conviction was appealed without his knowledge or consent.
Family and friends are mourning the loss of an Oak Harbor woman who was killed in an accident in Idaho Falls Saturday.
Candidates took on such hot-button issues as Navy jet noise, affordable housing and a state income tax during a forum atthe Elks Club Thursday.
Island County commissioners this week settled two lawsuits brought by Central Whidbey homeowners affected by a massive 2013 landslide.
An Oak Harbor man whose abuse of his wife escalated into a violent choking incident in July is now in prison.
Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson and Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns decided that the dire need for affordable housing on North Whidbey is well documented and people have had plenty of discussions about the topic.
An effort to find a safe exercise space for two rambunctious huskies led an Oak Harbor resident to public office.
Oak Harbor’s next police chief will likely begin work a month from now, assuming the City Council agrees with the mayor’s pick.
Kevin Dresker, a former captain with the Wenatchee Police Department, inked an agreement this week to take the helm of the police department. Mayor Bob Severns named Dresker as his pick two weeks ago, but negotiations took time to complete.
The new member of the WhidbeyHealth’s board of commissioners has performed countless surgeries and regularly prescribes medicine, but he doesn’t have a medical degree.
At least not to practice on humans.
An Oak Harbor resident’s observation at Deception Pass Bridge led to a $750,000 project that will affect nighttime traffic over the bridge this fall.