Arthur Foley walked up to firefighters and other emergency services personnel wearing a cowboy hat, cowboy boots and a warm smile. He extended a hand, then gently wrapped each of the individuals in an embrace.
After 23 years away from Coupeville, former Concerts on the Cove founders David and Pat Howell returned this month with plans for getting back involved with the community.
Whidbey General Hospital paid its chief nursing officer’s legal fees in defending against a gross-misdemeanor criminal charge of which she was found not guilty.
Two people are in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a skydiving plane crashed near the Oak Harbor airport Monday night, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.
The stage is set for Oak Harbor’s traditional celebration of patriotic pride, and organizers say this year promises to be bigger and brighter than ever.
The three-day event paid tribute to the EA-6B Prowler and its retirement after 45 years of service in the U.S. Navy from its home base in Oak Harbor.
Here’s what was happening in the news this week 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.
The Island County Public Health Department was notified of a “red tide” in Holmes Harbor on South Whidbey. People called to ask if it’s safe to swim, harvest crab or allow their dogs into the water.
To those who drive into Oak Harbor every weekday between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., be advised that I drive at 50 mph from Libbey Road all the way into Oak Harbor, which is the posted speed limit.
In response to a report on an inmate’s death, Island County Sheriff Mark Brown announced that he has instituted immediate reforms to ensure the safety and health of people in the Island County jail.
More than a year after Oak Harbor city crews felled a 330-year-old Garry oak, pieces of the ancient tree still sit behind the city’s municipal shop.
An Oak Harbor man was arrested for exposing himself to a family and threatening to kill his neighbor after accusing the man of burning his penis with a laser, according to court documents.
Deception Pass bridge will close to traffic for five consecutive nights beginning Sunday, July 12, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.