Local News
After a transfusion, was her blood-alcohol reading valid?
Yes, says a state court, so a Whidbey Island vehicular-homicide defendant has lost her appeal.
Local News
Mural whodunit: Langley mayor points the finger at fairies
Butterfly wing art that mysteriously appeared is a social media magnet in a busy tourist town.
Life
Flowers for Tokitae: Remembering Puget Sound’s captured orcas
Activists vow to bring the last surviving killer whale of the Southern Resident captures home.
Local News
Whidbey’s feeling the dwindling options for recycled plastic
The county accepts plastics numbered 1 through 7; a private firm in Freeland takes only No. 1 or…
Life
‘Case closed’: Amelia Earhart spotted in Whidbey Island forest
‘They’ve been looking on the wrong island all this time’ said the Langley resident who found her.
Local News
Oak Harbor WWII quonset hut may be the last of its kind
The Navy’s Homoja huts were used to house servicemen through the 1960s.
Life
Renowned painter Pete Jordan moves artwork to Langley gallery
His paintings of Whidbey land and seascapes are collected around the Puget South region.
Local News
Langley explores contracting with Island County for police
Finalizing a contract is not likely to happen until after a new sheriff is chosen in November.
Local News
Bicycle ride features protected Whidbey lands — and pie
The annual event takes riders along the beach and wetlands and through farmland and woods.
Local News
Great guns! It’s been 50 years of great fun at Fort Casey
A party at a Whidbey Island state park marks the 1968 arrival of iconic 10-inch disappearing guns.
Local News
Pucker up! Kiss your mate or dog or date
A chalkboard tally makes sure every smoocheroo counts on the streets of Langley.
Local News
Oak Harbor grad completes Air Force basic training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Dugin graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,…
Local News
South Whidbey grad completes Air Force basic training
U.S. Air Force Airman Kellen Boyd graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio,…
Local News
No boat? No problem — public fishing piers attract anglers
From Edmonds to Kayak Point, there are places for landlubbers to drop a line in saltwater.
Local News
Big cat reports taken seriously by Oak Harbor police
They received two calls last week about an animal in the city that looked like a cougar.
Life
Have brushes, will travel: Sketchers draw Whidbey’s world
The Whidbey Island Sketchers group has upward of 20 members of all skill levels.
Northwest
Tourist saves local man from flaming car on San Juan Island
The driver narrowly missed one tree when he veered down an embankment and then hit another tree.
Northwest
Langley to fire its top cop after probe into excessive force
Some worried that the mayor’s friendship with the police chief would influence his decision.
Life
How to muck about for clams on Puget Sound beaches
First, maybe sign up for a Sound Water Stewards clamming class, which provides a license.
