Island County News

Retail sales in Washington state fell in the second quarter of 2008 compared to last year, but the state is putting a positive spin on it, saying sales are still up from 2006.

Supporters of a recreation center with pool are hoping voters will vote YES . Sue Frause photo .

In the face of the national credit crisis, some government officials in Skagit and Island counties are growing concerned that higher interest rates on bond issues will make it more expensive to finance ...

The head of a statue of an African mother was ripped off Wednesday night in the latest in a series of vandalism incidents at a thrift store owned by an African-American church in Oak Harbor.

It's experience versus change. Sound familiar? Republican Linda Haddon of Oak Harbor is challenging longtime incumbent Democrat Mary Margaret Haugen in the 10th Legislative District Senate race.

Island County Commissioner Phil Bakke is promising he won't raise taxes if voters keep him on the Island County board of commissioners this November.

' For a smooth-looking professional job, it left a big mess. Three Clinton businesses are still picking up the pieces after an early-morning burglary last weekend that netted 45 cartons of cigarettes and ...

A report of a student planning a school shooting in Coupeville turned out to be more benign than originally thought, according to the Island County Sheriff's Office.

Several businesses in Clinton were robbed over the weekend, according to Island County Sheriff Deputy Lt.

Robert Benedict will serve one month in jail, eight months on house arrest and one year on probation for his role in the car crash that cost the life of his best friend.

You could almost hear Treva Rogers' heart break when she got a call from a veterinarian office Tuesday afternoon.

Whidbey General Hospital Foundation announces the seventh annual Tour De Whidbey Bicycle Ride on Sept.

A state labor economist characterized an 1.5 increase in unemployment in Island County over the last year as "a large jump," but he said it's just a local reflection of the national economy.

The Island Heritage Network will tour the PBY Memorial Foundation facility in Building 12 on the Seaplane Base starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.

An 18-year-old Oak Harbor man who assaulted his girlfriend and threatened to take her child will be spending some time in jail.

Puget Sound Energy has called "foul" on the Washington Public Utility District Association in a complaint filed with the state Public Disclosure Commission, claiming that the utility group supported local ...

Fire Chief Marv Koorn told commissioners of the North Whidbey Fire and Rescue District that a change in traffic flow at the intersection of Troxell and Monkey Hill roads has created a safety problem at Fire ...

' A former sailor who once volunteered with a Navy youth drug prevention program was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in prison for possessing child pornography.

Your key to real estate in Skagit, Snohomish, Island and Whatcom counties. Available every Saturday in the Skagit Valley Herald and Wednesday in the Anacortes American.

Marcia VanDyke is the new publisher of The South Whidbey Record and On!Whidbey magazine.