Local News
Passenger building offers glimpse of Mukilteo ferry terminal
The new facility connecting Mukilteo and Whidbey Island is expected to open in October or November.
Northwest
Ferry ridership drops due to snow, construction and options
Washington State Ferries saw a 3.2% decrease in 2019. A big factor was a February snowstorm.
Local News
Customer accidentally shoots woman at Oak Harbor restaurant
Both were eating at Fraser’s Gourmet Hideaway. The woman didn’t initially realize she’d been wounded.
Local News
Land trust saves half-mile stretch of Whidbey Island beach from development
The Whidbey Camano Land Trust’s 54-acre Possession Sound Preserve will open to the public in 2020.
Life
Whidbey’s Penn Cove Gallery celebrates 25 years of co-op art
The cooperatively owned gallery in Coupeville has been a hub for Whidbey Island artists since 1994.
Local News
HGTV star helps Whidbey couple find ‘Lottery Dream Home’
“We really were just trying to get Coupeville on the map,” they said. Warning: spoilers.
Northwest
Whidbey jet noise to be monitored by Armed Services Committee
Loud Growlers flown out of NAS Whidbey have long been a contentious issue for area communities.
Life
Whidbey Island woman’s tiny Christmas village isn’t tiny anymore
A 22-foot-long town is erected in Tammy Butler’s Oak Harbor living room around Christmastime.
Local News
Whidbey farmers worry over polluted water from naval station
In 2018, the Navy disclosed trace amounts of toxic chemicals from firefighting foam.
Life
When Christmas goes haywire, it’s grist for this writer’s mill
Whidbey resident Sara Ohlin’s essay about an exploding turkey is published in a holiday anthology.
Northwest
4-year-old twins climb to safety after crash that killed dad
The girls climbed at least 100 feet up to the road after the accident on Whidbey Island on…
Local News
New alternative high school on Whidbey inspired by Waldorf
This time next year, Woodhaven High School may officially open its doors as an accredited school.
Local News
Whidbey couple lied about boy with cancer to get insurance
After learning of the boy’s diagnosis, his stepmother obtained a life insurance policy on him.
Local News
She’s the curator of 200 crows at the goth house in Langley
Sharen Heath’s First Street home is an artsy haven for birds — and a year-round head-turner.
Local News
‘Lunar dirt, rocks and legacy’: A NASA geologist looks back
Grant Heiken, now retired on Whidbey Island, helped analyze moon rocks during project Apollo.
Local News
Washington State Ferries plans for an electric-hybrid fleet
It will be a literal sea change for the nation’s biggest system — and a technically ambitious one.
Local News
Salmonella outbreak from backyard poultry hits Island County
The chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese that carry the contagious germs often look healthy and clean.
Local News
Skull of man missing since 2000 found in Greenbank woods
A hunter discovered the skull of a Freeland man, who had been reported missing on Dec, 23, 2000.
Sports
Crabbing season in local waters closing this week
Boaters must have their gear out of the water one hour after sunset on Wednesday
Local News
Ron Muzzall is named Washington’s newest state senator
The Whidbey Island farmer was among 3 Republicans looking to replace retired state Sen. Barbara Bailey.