A Type II burn ban took effect at 7 a.m. Wednesday in unincorporated Island County, according to a release from Island County Sheriff Rick Felici, who also serves as the county fire marshal. The ban ...

Oak Harbor resident Shannon Useman’s 16-year-old daughter discovered what appeared to be a ball python hiding in a gutter at ...

After floodwaters forced Queen-Bee Pantry to relocate, the nonprofit’s co-founder is now asking the community to help save ...

Dear readers, this is my final Rockin’ a Hard Place column for the Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey Record. I will still ...

At Jill’s Barbershop in Oak Harbor, beards were sentenced to the cutting room floor in the name of theatrical authenticity.

Cameras rolled at the Oak Harbor Fire Department on Friday as firefighters reenacted a vehicle extrication for a promotional ...

Several races affecting Whidbey Island remained too close to call after the first ballot count in Tuesday night’s primary election. It appears the levy lid lift for Sno-Isle Libraries will pass, with ...

Affordable home ownership is available to another Oak Harbor family through Habitat for Humanity Island County. On July 23, a groundbreaking ceremony took place to celebrate the construction of the ...

A 41-year-old Marysville man is accused of possessing a handgun with a serial number scratched off in June, according to court documents.

South Whidbey Fire/EMS unveiled early concepts this week for a new Clinton fire station expected to cost between $8 million ...

Island County officials are inviting residents to two public meetings this month as they continue efforts to address chronic ...

The City Council reviewed proposed changes to the Multifamily Infill Form-Based Code Overlay and the draft Inclusionary ...