News
Island Transit board sees new leadership
Island Transit is changing gears for 2015. After a year marked by controversy and trouble, the transportation agency’s…
News
Island County cops arrest three for felony domestic violence
Deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office investigated three allegations of felony-level domestic assaults on South Whidbey in…
News
Whidbey General Hospital included in state audit report
Whidbey General Hospital officials failed to file complete financial reports with the Washington State Auditor’s Office for three…
News
Whidbey hospital CEO grilled in court, prosecutor questions testimony
Two administrators at Whidbey General Hospital gave conflicting testimony under oath during a court hearing Tuesday over how…
News
IT board sees new members appointed
The leadership of Island Transit is going to be very different in the new year. The majority of…
News
County cops score drugs, guns in early morning Scatchet Head raid
Deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office seized about $23,000 worth of drugs in an early morning raid…
News
Freeland banker faces jail time
A former customer service manager at the Freeland branch of Whidbey Island Bank is facing time in federal…
News
District judge questions Whidbey General Hospital records refusal
Whidbey General Hospital isn’t on trial, but both a judge and the deputy prosecutor directed some pointed comments…
News
Clinton man accused of hitting pedestrian with car
A Clinton man is accused of purposely hitting a pedestrian with a car and then driving off, court…
News
Whidbey General Hospital contests Island County prosecutor’s subpoena in chief nurse assault case
Whidbey General Hospital is fighting a subpoena from the Island County prosecutor seeking an internal investigation report into…
News
Judge declines to step down from hospital assault case: Island County Prosecutor asked for the recusal
Island County District Court Judge Bill Hawkins refused to recuse himself from a criminal case involving his wife’s…
News
Suspected bank robber caught across the highway
Oak Harbor police caught a suspected bank robber who wasn’t in a hurry to get away from the…
News
Sheriff’s guild, county finally hammer out contract: Deputies to receive up to $20,000 checks by end of year for back pay
After six long years, deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office are finally working under a contract. In…