Island County News

Help celebrate 60 years of Island County History at a Birthday Bash & Auction Saturday, July 25.

Voters in Island County will soon vote on a proposed sales tax hike to pay for public transit.

Two brothers who lost nearly all their possessions early Sunday morning when a fire gutted their rental house at Useless Bay are frustrated with the fire department's response time.

Scientists have upgraded the size of a small quake at Whidbey Island. It was first reported as a magnitude 3.0, but further analysis at the University of Washington seismology lab shows it was a 3.7. The quake at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday was centered about two miles southeast of Coupeville at a depth of 36 miles.

A 22-year-old Navy airman who allegedly stole a truck was caught after he left his cell phone inside the abandoned vehicle, court documents indicate.

Edmonds: Transit plan to be discussed Edmonds is hosting a public open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Brackett Room on the third floor of City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave.

Island County officials have decided to share federal stimulus money the county received for roadway preservation.

A 45-year-old Bellingham man is accused of lighting a fire inside the Oak Harbor home of his estranged wife and children June 14, court documents state.

In an attempt to break its dependency on grant funding, the Whidbey Island Conservation District is looking to county property owners to foot the bill.

Willie Jenkins arrived home Monday afternoon to the sight of emergency vehicles, flashing lights and a flipped-over plane in her front yard.

Someone broke into a patrol car parked outside the home of an Island County sheriff's deputy and made off with items totaling more than $6,000, including a tactical rifle.

A sheriff's deputy this morning found his rifle and electronic equipment stolen from his patrol car.

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Jay Wallacea s feud with Island County continues as the former deputy followed his $500,000 claim of damages with a formal lawsuit.

While Washington state's unemployment rate continued to grow to 9.4 percent in May, Skagit County saw some of the first job increases in months.

Bayviewa s popular off-leash dog park has gone wet and solar, thanks to a $40,000 grant from an Australian beverage company.

The Oak Harbor M & M Mobile Home Park situation points out the limits on what government can do to help people.

The Island County Planning Commission will probably tackle fewer issues this year as a result of the slow-healing economy.

Mukilteo officials will be in Clinton next week to meet with Whidbey commuters who keep cars on the other side of the water and are rapidly losing their parking spaces.

Arlington: Grow your own groceries Master gardener Bea Randall plans to offer a free class on growing the ingredients for salsa.