Island County News Archives

A strong cold front is expected to bring high winds to the Island County and the Snohomish County coastline tonight and may cause some power outages.

Next Tuesday, Nov. 3, is the last day for voters to mail-in their ballots for the general election.

Island County elected officials and department heads decided to declare a financial emergency during a tense roundtable discussion Wednesday afternoon.

A Whidbey Island holiday tradition returns to North Whidbey for the eleventh year, as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County presents its annual Festival of Trees Gala and Auction.

Seasonal flu vaccine-seekers are hard pressed to track down a pharmacy in Island County that offers the inoculations.

Island County commissioners took a step toward approving a new fee on county property that would fund two conservation districts.

A backlog in permits at the Island County planning department is costing jobs in tough times by delaying builders by weeks or even months, and some aren't happy about it.

Island County Clerk Sharon Franzen has decided to retire from her elected office Dec.

To keep a popular after-school program afloat, the Coupeville School District is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County.

Langley resident Patricia Sylvester went on an emotional roller coaster ride in Island County Superior Court Monday.

A 24-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of smashing a bottle of Jack Daniels over another mana s head and stealing his marijuana, court documents indicate.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for small streams and urban flooding for western Skagit and Island counties until 3:15 p.m. today.

A new fire chief to replace retiring Dan Stout has been selected by Island County Fire District 3 commissioners, it was announced at their meeting in Freeland on Thursday night.

If Island County were to get a grade for recycling, the mark would likely be failing.

Bellingham attorney Michael Bobbink has been making decisions about development and land use in Island County for 20 years.

4 General Election, but none was able to draw a sharp distinction between themselves and their opponents.

Two new faces are busy scooping ice cream behind the counter of an iconic Coupeville shop.

Shane Rambow is accused of choking his girlfriend, entering her apartment without permission and breaking her cellular phone, court documents show.

While SWAT teams searched the woods near Granite Falls on Monday for signs of a burglary suspect who shot at sheriff's deputies, a similar team of police scoured the woods near the Camano Island home of Colton Harris-Moore's mother.

Robin and Jerry Koeller would love to know who set their garage on fire. "We just don't have this kind of incident on the island - at least not at this end," Robin Koeller said.

Sunrise over the Cascades on the 7:30 AM ferry from Clinton to Mukilteo. Sue Frause photo.

In the darkness of this sleepy island town, the beam of a deputy's flashlight caught the back of a lanky teenager wanted in a notorious 18-month burglary spree.

Shortly before the start of a multi-agency, full-scale exercise at Wells Fargo on Pioneer Way, an unsuspecting bank customer pulled into the lot, parked next to a burned-out car in a stall littered with broken glass and walked into the bank where a dozen or so bloody mock victims sat waiting for the drill.

A plan from Island County officials to replace the current, wooden "Welcome to Whidbey Island" sign with a standardized sign is drawing the ire of local residents.

Boundary County Sheriff's detectives report a private plane stolen from a Bonners Ferry airport this week has been found after crashing in Western Washington.

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