Freeland News

Jason Freeland's "Garden Party" is a familiar mosaic of interlocking short stories, an ensemble drama about strangers whose desperate lives criss-cross over a few days in Los Angeles.

Karen Gervais Boone was headed home to her husband and two children. She couldn't have known she was in the path of a drunken driver.

Proud parents Elise Kostal and Caleb Sousa announce the birth of their daughter, Lila Rose Sousa, on May 30, 2008.

Island Wings Goldwing Motorcycle Club has teamed up with the Forgotten Children's Fund and the M-Bar-C Ranch to give away 30 new bikes to deserving kids on Whidbey Island.

Do you wish you knew how to be more "green," and possibly leave a smaller carbon footprint on the earth? A new columnist for The South Whidbey Record will offer a roadmap to a more earth-friendly lifestyle.

It won't be long before Island Transit riders will be able to use a new park-and-ride lot just north of Freeland.

The Island Transit Board of Directors recently agreed to move forward with the purchase of about an acre of land on the west side of Hwy. 525 near Bush Point Road. The deal has been in the works for more than a year, Island Transit Director Martha Rose said.

The new lot will mark a pivotal change in service. Rose expects the central location will shave an estimated 20 minutes off travel time for bus routes in the area. The lot is expected to hold up to 70 vehicles.

Without a real plot of ground to dig in, dignitaries attending Thursday's groundbreaking for the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend prepare to use toy shovels to dig into a cake representing the ...

The memory of first climbing onto a shiny new bike and riding down the driveway, quickly gaining speed and excitement, is a joyous day for a child.

Whidbey Island vocalist Karl Olsen, far right, with The Brothers Four. I have a routine when I return from a trip and part of it involves plopping down on the couch with my backlog of mail and periodicals and ...

' While praising the benefits of a public utility district, the group advocating local control over electric power on the island remained tightlipped during a public meeting about what a PUD would cost the ...

A small sampling of islanders is playing the role of Jack against the giant Puget Sound Energy as they attempt to convince voters to create a Whidbey Island Public Utility District to take over electrical ...

Dance to raise funds for new well The Island Marimba Band and popular DJ Danny Para will perform at a dance party tonight to raise money for a new well to be built in a Third World country.

Wings spread wide, a large raptor glides silently past the rim of the bluff. "That's an immature bald eagle," said a grinning Bruce Russell.

Washington State Ferries Chief David Moseley is expected to attend two upcoming meetings of regional ferry advisory committees.

The North Sound Ferry Advisory Committee, which addresses issues on the Clinton/Mukilteo route, is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 at Freeland Hall, 1515 Shoreview Dr., Freeland.

There is currently no local contact designated for the North Sound Ferry Advisory Committee.

The Keystone/Port Townsend Ferry Advisory Committee meeting is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 18 at the Pope Marine Building, 540 Water St., Port Townsend.

Curt Gordon will hold a campaign kick-off picnic for county commissioner next weekend in Freeland.

Federal budget cuts have delayed the opening of Fallsview Campground south of Quilcene, which a Chamber of Commerce leader sees as a threat to the community's economy.

Two cars collided on Highway 525 and Newman Road in Freeland about 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Donations sought for Randy Bradley: A special account has been set up at Whidbey Island Bank for donations to the medical care of Randy Bradley.

The man who was arrested in an alleged road rage case last week in Bayview will face a judge next week.

A 28-year-old Oak Harbor man accusing of stabbing a woman in the leg is being held on $200,000 bail.