Oak Harbor’s waterfront park will likely gain a splash park and lose an RV park as a result of the sewage treatment plant construction.
Island County Democrats’ and Republicans’ votes in Tuesday’s presidential primary were pretty similar to statewide results.
A Level 2 sex offender moved to Hett Lane in Oak Harbor, the Island County Sheriff’s Office reported.
For the first time, defendants accused of taking part in a conspiracy to murder an Oak Harbor teenager showed emotion in court about the tragedy they wrought.
An Oak Harbor man took his own life Sunday night after he apparently thought he had killed his wife, according to police and fire officials.
A 27-year-old man choked his 28-year-old wife into unconsciousness in the side yard of their East Whidbey Avenue house.
Former Oak Harbor Police Chief Ed Green will receive $60,000 in severance pay and a letter of recommendation under a separation agreement with the city.
Just hours before press time, Gary Wray, a Coupeville Republican and business owner, filed against incumbent Helen Price Johnson, a Clinton Democrat representing District 1 — South and Central Whidbey.
A child pornography investigation by a special agent with the Department of Homeland Security led to an Oak Harbor man, according to the agent’s report.
No surprise local candidates appeared during Filing Week as of noon on Tuesday.
There’s keen interest in the May 24 presidential primary election among Island County voters, even though the results are unlikely to affect the race.
Oak Harbor Police Chief Ed Green resigned this week as part of a separation agreement, Mayor Bob Severns said Monday.
The announcement comes after Severns conducted an exhaustive investigation into problems at the department, interviewed 33 current and former members of the department and concluded that it is “broken.”
In the last three years, the amount of stuff from septic tanks and sewage treatment plants to make its way to Island County’s treatment facility has doubled in volume.
Adam Garcia was loved.
That was abundantly clear. Emotions rolled like waves through a courtroom Friday afternoon as many of those who loved Garcia crowded into a courtroom to see justice served to the man who took him away.