An Oak Harbor police officer was injured and a police car was damaged during the investigation of a suspected intoxicated driver who tried to speed… Continue reading
WhidbeyHealth leaders are projecting increased use of its birthing center and outpatient services in the public hospital district’s 2020 budget. Controller Jennifer Reed said she’d… Continue reading
An 80-year-old woman who was accidentally shot while eating dinner at an Oak Harbor restaurant Friday night is recovering, according to police. The 57-year-old Coupeville… Continue reading
Lawmakers are scrambling to confront a crisis that leaves people sleeping out in the cold and rain. The complex of contributing factors of homelessness in… Continue reading
Oak Harbor is moving forward with a project to build a new road despite a grant request being turned down. The city council recently approved… Continue reading
A new rule in Oak Harbor is aimed at getting graffiti cleaned up quickly. Tuesday, the city council approved an amendment to the city code… Continue reading
There’s a sentiment among many Oak Harbor residents that their community is slowly losing its identity. The towering Garry oak tree in front of the… Continue reading
The image of groups of people standing with large card stock on street corners near State Highway 20 has almost become a familiar sight, though… Continue reading
WNPA News Service The Washington Newspaper Publisher Association’s Olympia news bureau opened this past Wednesday with two reporters in new permanent quarters on the Capitol… Continue reading
A detective with the Island County Sheriff’s Office uncovered evidence that a former Island County man has been blackmailing girls and women across the country… Continue reading
The facility formerly known as the Oak Harbor Senior Center is starting the year with a new identity. As of Jan. 2, it’s now called… Continue reading
It wasn’t quite enough to just raise money for a general cause. Members of the Rotary Club of North Whidbey Sunrise wanted to ensure funding… Continue reading
Some homeowners on Whidbey Island received a troubling notice recently, notifying them they might need to pay extra fees on their flood insurance because of… Continue reading
A 23-year-old man is accused of molesting and assaulting a child in Langley, according to court documents. Prosecutors charged Pierce F.D. Jackson in Island County… Continue reading
The following were gathered from calls made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office: Thursday, Dec. 12 At 9:18 a.m., a 911 call was abandoned. Upon… Continue reading
Later this month, an annual one-day effort gets underway to count the people in Island County who don’t have addresses. The department leading the effort… Continue reading
Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair is a nerd. The kind of nerd who spends the holidays pouring over a book about “mastering council meetings”… Continue reading
A 19-year-old Oak Harbor man died early in the morning Jan. 3 in a collision near Pass Lake in the Deception Pass area. Around 2:40… Continue reading
The group Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve plans to file a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Navy this month in an attempt to restrict… Continue reading
In a case testing free speech restrictions, the state Court of Appeals recently reversed the convictions of a man accused of trying to intimidate two… Continue reading
