Even with the availability of vaccines, only 41 percent of county residents are fully vaccinated.
A deputy with the Island County Sheriff’s Office found the suspect, later identified as Peter Clark, hiding in bushes, armed with two hammers.
People are a lot more savvy about how newspapers work than they used to be.
The Washington State Auditor’s Office found Coupeville School District committed an accounting error.
A South Whidbey woman and three others were injured in a four-car accident on Interstate 5.
Prosecutors charged Sean A. Gaffney, 32, with looking at, possessing and sending child pornography.
WhidbeyHealth will no longer accept Amerigroup Washington insurance at some clinics as of July 1.
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The positions with no candidates are seats on the boards for the Port of Coupeville and South Whidbey Fire/EMS, as well as various water and sewer districts.
The final day of candidate filing week was exciting on Whidbey Island, with new candidates emerging and candidates withdrawing their…
Jeromy K. Ladwig, 40, appeared in Island County Superior Court telephonically from prison Tuesday to be resentenced. His sentence was cut from 12 years to five years and a month.
Douglas “Bernie” Upchurch is the new Island County assessor and will serve at least until the end of the year.
An Oak Harbor real estate agent who had been held in jail without bail is now free.