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Deputies negotiate surrender of knife-wielding suspect

Deputies negotiated the peaceful surrender of an assault suspect who refused to leave his car.

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Infrastructure bill will help ferry system stay afloat

President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure act will help fund ferries in Washington state.

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Hillside development agreement approved

A developer and the city of Oak Harbor finalized a unique agreement.

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Public-private windmill partnership proposed

Oak Harbor officials expressed interest in moving forward with rebuilding the windmill.

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Sex offender accused of failing to register

Prosecutors charged Bryan J. Parent in Island County Superior Court Nov. 1 with failure to register.

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Commissioners to hire first county administrator

Island County government will soon have a county administrator for the first time in its history.

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Glove DNA identifies burglary suspect

A suspect in a 2019 burglary was identified from DNA left on rubber gloves found at the scene.

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Body found at Cornet Bay IDed

The body of a man found on North Whidbey Nov. 9 has been identified as a missing Bellingham…

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Errant driver targets wrong man

Court documents say an Oak Harbor man is accused of trying to run over the wrong man twice.

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Heart left at beach | Island Scanner

Thursday, Oct. 28

Children play at the Freeland Park in 2019. The aging playground equipment is scheduled to be replaced next year.

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Freeland Park to get new playground equipment

Playground equipment at Freeland Park that’s nearly three decades old will be replaced next year.

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Investigators seeking to identify body found at Cornet Bay

Investigators are trying to identify the body of a man discovered on a Cornet Bay beach on North…

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Alleged phone harasser wanted on warrant

A Federal Way man is wanted for allegedly threatening to kill a South Whidbey woman over the phone.