Whidbey Island
Derelict boat burns in Penn Cove
WHIDBEY ISLAND -- A fire continued to smolder Sunday morning aboard a derelict 128-foot fishing boat anchored in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island.Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and local fire departments received reports of a boat fire about 11:45 p.m. Saturday.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Local News
Hat may help solve home invasion
OAK HARBOR -- Detectives are asking for help finding three men who broke into an Oak Harbor-area home early Tuesday morning and attacked the people inside.The botched holdup isn't without clues: One suspect left behind his flashy hat.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Local News
Following in dad's footsteps
Karyle Kramer takes over South Whidbey's tennis programs
Date: 04/24/2012 | High Schools
Celebrate Earth Day on Whidbey
WHIDBEY ISLAND -- Celebrate Earth Day at a weekend festival on Whidbey Island.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Local News
Flock to Coupeville’s chicken coop tour
WHIDBEY ISLAND -- Fowl fans are invited to flock to Whidbey Island on Saturday for the third annual coop tour.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Local News
Foot found on Whidbey beach remains a mystery
COUPEVILLE -- The foot remains anonymous.A human right foot was found washed ashore on Whidbey Island on Aug. 27, 2010.Detectives checked missing person cases and asked the public for tips.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
South Whidbey fire district seeks levy increase
FREELAND -- South Whidbey Fire and EMS plans a community meeting on Thursday to discuss a possible levy lid increase.The fire district now draws 61 cents per $1,000 of property value, Fire Chief Rusty Palmer said.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Local News
A view to saving energy
Whidbey home tour features green home designs
Date: 03/29/2012 | Home and Garden
Ex-Whidbey lawyer pleads guilty to embezzlement
SEATTLE -- A former Whidbey Island lawyer pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than $1 million from his clients using a mail fraud scheme.
Date: 03/27/2012 | Local News
Investigation continues into motorist’s death
OAK HARBOR -- The death of an Anacortes dermatologist who was run over by a Washington State Patrol trooper after a car chase in February remains under investigation.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Local News
Whidbey Island lawyer charged with fraud
SEATTLE -- A former Whidbey Island lawyer is facing a federal fraud charge for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients.
Date: 03/05/2012 | Northwest
Art blends form, function Whidbey studio tour
The functional meets the aesthetic at this year's Whidbey Island Studio Tour.More than 30 artists are opening their studios to the public Saturday and Sunday on the island known for its enclave of talented artists.Many of those artists produce pieces that combine function with beauty.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Entertainment
No death penalty for man accused of killing both grandfathers
COUPEVILLE -- Prosecutors in Island County have decided not to seek the death penalty against an Oak Harbor man accused of killing his two grandfathers in October.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Local News
Man injured in crash involving logging truck on Whidbey Island
FREELAND -- A crash between a logging truck and a Ford Taurus sent one man to the hospital Wednesday.The crash happened about 6 a.m. on Highway 525 near Scott Road on Whidbey Island.
Date: 01/25/2012 | Local News
EvCC educator remembered as the ‘grandmother’ of human services field
EVERETT -- A woman known as the "grandmother" of human services education in the region has died.Mary "Morgan" Livingston, 70, taught at Western Washington University beginning in the mid-1970s when human services was a subject handled by sociology, education and psychology departments.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Local News
Early registration ends Sunday for Whidbey writers conference
Sign up now for the 2012 Whidbey Island Writers Conference to save on registration costs.Early-bird registration ends Sunday.
Date: 01/10/2012 | Life
Coupeville woman in serious condition after motorcycle crash
WHIDBEY ISLAND -- A Coupeville woman, 55, was in serious condition Monday after she was in a vehicle accident that killed her husband on Whidbey Island this weekend.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Local News
Motorcycle rider dies, passenger injured in Whibdey Island accident
WHIDBEY ISLAND -- A man died and his 55-year-old wife suffered life-threatening injuries after their motorcycle was hit by a pickup truck late Sunday morning.
Date: 01/08/2012 | Local News
New Port Townsend ferry to be dedicated Jan. 6
PORT TOWNSEND -- The new ferry that will be celebrated with a community open house Jan. 6 will not go into service on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route for several weeks after the party, the state ferries system said.
Date: 12/28/2011 | Local News
Groups help family of Clinton girl killed by falling tree Christmas Day
WHIDBEY ISLAND -- The Whidbey Island community is rallying around a local family whose little girl was killed by a falling tree on Christmas Day.
Date: 12/27/2011 | Local News
Whidbey girl who died in accident is identified
CLINTON -- Officials have identified a 9-year-old Clinton girl killed in a car accident on Whidbey Island on Christmas Day.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Local News
Audio tours offer voices of past and present
Northwest Heritage Resources offers two new audio tours, one for the northern half of the Cascade Loop Highway and one for Whidbey Island.
Date: 12/23/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Edmonds Boy Scouts will recycle trees
Boy Scout troop to recycle treesBoy Scout Troop 300 of Edmonds is planning to recycle trees at Top Foods and Westgate Elementary School on two days in January.
Date: 12/16/2011 | Local News
Whidbey-based Navy Growlers complete first deployment
OAK HARBOR -- A Navy air squadron has returned from its first deployment with the new radar-jamming Growler jets.
Date: 12/13/2011 | Local News
Pilot in fatal crash on Whidbey Island is identified
COUPEVILLE -- Officials have released the name of the pilot killed in a plane crash late Thursday afternoon in the Ebey's Landing area on Whidbey Island.
Date: 12/10/2011 | Local News
Small plane crashes on Whidbey Island
WHIDBEY ISLAND — A small plane crashed just after 4 p.m. Thursday on the west side of Whidbey Island, south of Coupeville, killing one person.
Date: 12/08/2011 | Local News
North County briefly
Arlington: Whidbey poet to read at galleryFogdog Gallery, 318 N. Olympic Ave., at the Petite Sweet Bakery, continues its poetry readings at 7 p.m. Thursday with Lorraine Healy of Whidbey Island.
Date: 12/07/2011 | Local News
Mystery of the whale solved
An alert reader identifies the photographer who shot this photo
Date: 11/28/2011 | Local News
Girls hoops team capsules
A sneak peek at the area's girls basketball teams
Date: 11/24/2011 | High Schools
All-Cascade Conference
2011 Fall Cascade Conference All-League selections
Date: 11/22/2011 | High Schools
Front Porch: Therapeutic horse riding center accepting students
The Whidbey Island-based nonprofit HOPE Therapeutic Riding Center is accepting students for the winter quarter.The center provides horseback riding lessons for children and adults with disabilities and other challenges.
Date: 11/21/2011 | Local News
Driver charged in Whidbey crash that killed 3 men
COUPEVILLE -- Prosecutors here have charged a Langley woman, 18, with vehicular homicide in connection with a crash that took the lives of three young men on...
Date: 11/15/2011 | Local News
Two fiery crashes are reminders of dangers on roads, police say
COUPEVILLE — A fiery crash Saturday on Whidbey Island was followed by a car wreck and fire Sunday in Seattle.The fatalities in both incidents should remind drivers that they are operating potential weapons on the road, said Washington State Patrol trooper Keith Leary.
Date: 11/14/2011 | Local News
Vehicular homicide under investigation after Whidbey crash kills three
LANGLEY -- Three young men were killed early Saturday morning when a car driven by an 18-year-old woman from Langley struck a tree and burst into flames.
Date: 11/12/2011 | Local News
Ferry needs spendy fix
State files claim over cracks in Chetzemoka's propellers
Date: 11/11/2011 | Local News
Comics vie for laughs at comedy competition
"Seattle International Comedy Competition": This contest of laughs returns to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts and will present 16 comedians in a slap-happy show of comedic skills.
Date: 11/11/2011 | Entertainment
Vehicle prowls on Whidbey Island brings warning
The Island County Sheriff's Office is urging people to lock their car doors after a spate of vehicle prowls on the south end of Whidbey Island.Thirteen thefts have been reported since Oct. 25, officials said.
Date: 11/09/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Camp in the winter
Camp in the winterThe Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission reports that more than 80 parks are remaining open seven days a week this season.
Date: 11/07/2011 | Local News
Camano Island puts heart into Veterans Day
Veterans Day is coming up Nov. 11. At Utsalady Elementary School on Camano Island, they are honoring veterans, police officers and firefighters.Principal Colleen Keller said the veterans assembly at Utsalady is always incredible.
Date: 11/04/2011 | Local News
Interfaith Amigos — imam, pastor and rabbi — to speak at event in Langley on Sunday
The Interfaith Amigos are visiting Whidbey Island this weekend.For those of faith, it's as big a deal as having Justin Bieber pop by Langley Middle School.
Date: 10/29/2011 | Local News
Celebrate the grape harvest with wine fest on Whidbey
Despite a cool, wet summer, the grape harvest on Whidbey Island this year has delivered, island winemakers report.While it's too soon to tell how 2011 wines will fare compared with other years, it is time to celebrate the harvest.
Date: 10/29/2011 | Life
A reading program for the (record) books
Some parents can't wait to share their great news with the family.Parent-teacher week means folks get the lowdown on how their little darlings are doing so far this year in school.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Local News
String of burglaries reported in north Whidbey Island
WHIDBEY ISLAND -- The Island County Sheriff's Office is warning people about a rash of burglaries on the north end of Whidbey Island.
Date: 10/25/2011 | Local News
Amazing sense of smell
Classes train dogs to use sense in competition, and to save lives
Date: 10/19/2011 | Local News
Charming Coupeville
Whidbey Island day-tripping easy without swarms of tourists
Date: 10/14/2011 | Life
Whidbey Island couple stabbed, son arrested
FREELAND -- A husband and wife were stabbed at their Freeland home late Sunday night and their son has been arrested for investigation of two counts of first-degree domestic violence assault.
Date: 10/10/2011 | Local News
Chetzemoka to move south
The ferry served area where its namesake chief lived
Date: 10/10/2011 | Local News
Whidbey Navy commander reported as drunk, abusive in Bahrain
NORFOLK, Va. — Angry that he was not invited to a group dinner, the commander of a Navy flight squadron hurled insults at subordinates and slapped another sailor several times while they were all drinking at a bar in Bahrain, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Date: 10/07/2011 | Nation & World
Around the county
Mill Creek: Two city board openingsMill Creek is looking for two people to serve on the city's Art Beautification Advisory Board.
Date: 09/19/2011 | Local News
Violinist Mark O’Connor highlights Whidbey Island’s DjangoFest
If you have yet to check out the gypsy jazz scene now's your chance.And you have several dates to choose from as this year's gypsy jazz event, DjangoFest NW -- in its 11th season -- goes for five days on Whidbey Island.
Date: 09/16/2011 | Entertainment
Power coming to Fort Casey camping sites
Fort Casey State Park on Whidbey Island soon will have electrical hook-up campsites, according to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.Installation of underground electrical power and water line repairs will upgrade 14 campsites.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Life
Stillaguamish Tribe's donation helps keep kids safe in Stanwood football program
Bud McCurry asked to give a shout out to the Stillaguamish Tribe.Sure.McCurry is the secretary for Stanwood Camano Youth Football. He says this is the group's second year offering tackle football.
Date: 09/09/2011 | Local News
Bad cops dare to feed starving child
If only it were satire ….A columnist on Whidbey Island is taking Mukilteo police to task for feeding a possibly starving girl snacks that were … less than healthy.
Date: 09/02/2011 | Sirens
Prep football picks
Aaron Swaney takes a look at tonight's prep football games
Date: 09/02/2011 | High Schools
Front Porch: Meet a Gobi trotter
Explorer talesHelen Thayer, at age 63, and her husband Bill, 74, walked almost 1,600 miles west to east across the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. She is scheduled to speak about the 2001 journey from 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Ave.
Date: 08/29/2011 | Local News
No cookie-cutter kitchen
See cooking area rich with Old World charm on Whidbey tour
Date: 08/25/2011 | Home and Garden
UW cardiologist-camera buff will teach Whidbey club
David Welton was tickled to be asked to share his photography chops on Whidbey Island.
Date: 08/05/2011 | Local News
Veg out on Whidbey Island
Harvest tips during a tour of food gardens
Date: 08/04/2011 | Home and Garden
Business Briefs: Whidbey bank parent reports higher profits
Washington Banking Co., the holding company for Whidbey Island Bank, reported Thursday that it earned $4 million in profits for its second quarter. The profit, 26 cents per diluted share, was a 30 percent increase from a year ago. The company's board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of 5...
Date: 07/29/2011 | Business
A job with a view
At field school, preservation volunteers learn as they work
Date: 07/26/2011 | Local News
Land trust seeking new project
CAMANO ISLAND -- Whidbey-Camano Land Trust is working this summer to determine what the nonprofit organization's next big project might be.Last year, under a deadline, the land trust raised about $4 million to buy and protect a 664-acre forest on south Whidbey Island.
Date: 07/22/2011 | Local News
'Junk in the trunk' event delivered the goods
"Junk in the Trunk" was not all that.
Date: 07/22/2011 | Local News
City council, port races on Island County ballot
COUPEVILLE -- Island County's primary election ballot includes a Port of Coupeville race, two City Council races in Langley, and the Position 1 City Council seat in Oak Harbor.Running in Oak Harbor are Paul Brewer, Tara Hizon, Mark Wiggins and Martha Yount.
Date: 07/19/2011 | Local News
Whidbey Island marine park closes for renovations
Whidbey Island -- Possession Point State Park, a marine park on the southern tip of Whidbey Island, will be closed for two to three months beginning Monday, according to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
Date: 07/18/2011 | Local News
Whidbey’s Loganberry Festival offers a taste of farm life
Greenbank Farm's 22nd annual Loganberry Festival on Saturday and Sunday boasts a "Back to the Farm" theme with more than 100 booths and exhibitors to showcase the farm's role as a center for sustainable agriculture, recreation, environmental education and small-scale economic development.
Date: 07/18/2011 | Life
Whidbey's solar P-patch
Group builds a solar-energy farm in island's 'rain shadow'
Date: 07/16/2011 | Local News
$64,000 grant and sweat of volunteers to help preserve Ebey Landing’s historic structures
COUPEVILLE -- The Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve depends on its volunteers. And now with a $64,000 grant, the reserve has money to continue its preservation efforts.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
Afropop sounds focus of street dance at Whidbey’s Bayview Cash Store
It's time to get your Afropop on. Just take a trip to Whidbey Island where a community street dance will take place Wednesday at the Bayview Cash Store featuring locally based band Ruzivo and the visiting Zimbabwean group Mbira dzeMuninga.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Entertainment
Whidbey Island woman pleads guilty to scamming elderly man of $2 million
SEATTLE -- A former Whidbey Island woman accused of scamming an elderly man out of more than $2 million pleaded guilty on Thursday to mail fraud.
Date: 07/14/2011 | Local News
Theater on the trapeze is part of Whidbey Island Fringe Festival
Ariel Schmidtke would take Thomas Wolfe to task, telling him one certainly can go home again.Especially if it means performing in a full-length theatrical circus show.
Date: 07/11/2011 | Life
Environmental mettle
Whidbey boat builder scrubs stormwater clean, winning fans
Date: 07/11/2011 | Local News
Salish set to join its sister
Newest ferry welcomed to Port Townsend-Whidbey route
Date: 07/01/2011 | Local News
Come to the rescue of group that helps animals
By Kristi O'HarranHerald ColumnistThere is an organization on Whidbey Island that helps critters of all kinds.But it isn't a shelter or a rescue group.The Whidbey Island Rescue Fund raises money for the cause.
Date: 07/01/2011 | Local News
Doctor's trip to Kenya to open clinic eye-opening
MUKILTEO -- Steve Morris has traveled to Africa many times over the years to teach naturopathic medicine and to work with botanists.This spring's trip to Kenya was different.
Date: 06/30/2011 | Local News
Rebuked by judge, Island County commissioner refiles her suit against county over building permit
COUPEVILLE -- Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson's lawsuit against her own county is back in Superior Court on Monday.Emerson and her husband Kenneth have a new lawyer and are asking for their lawsuit to be reconsidered.
Date: 06/24/2011 | Local News
Adventurous? Whidbey fringe fest just for you
The Whidbey Island Fringe Festival: You might want to plan ahead a little this summer and make some room in July and August to ferry over to Whidbey Island to take a walk on the fringe side.
Date: 06/24/2011 | Entertainment
Creepy crawlies bring out best in husbands
My recent column about the terror of having a spider scooting inside a pair of pants brought back a memory for Dr. Jim Weisenbach of Marysville. He says his wife, Jan, hates spiders and snakes.
Date: 06/17/2011 | Local News
Bones found at Oak Harbor road construction site likely are ‘historic,’ coroner says
OAK HARBOR -- A construction crew at an Oak Harbor road project was surprised Thursday morning when workers uncovered human bones on the site. The bones were later determined to be historic remains, and likely American Indian, officials said.
Date: 06/16/2011 | Local News
Man arrested in Mexico in 2003 Whidbey Island killing
COUPEVILLE -- A Florida businessman and musician has been arrested in Mexico, charged with a 2003 killing on Whidbey Island.
Date: 06/10/2011 | Local News
Judge dismisses Island County commissioner's suit against county
COUPEVILLE -- A lawsuit against Island County, filed by the county's newest commissioner, has been dismissed.
Date: 06/04/2011 | Local News
Stanwood animal welfare group seeking $40,000 in court after it cared for puppy mill’s dogs
Northwest Organization for Animal Help in Stanwood plans to be quite visible at Skagit County Superior Court.
Date: 06/03/2011 | Local News
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