A longtime firefighter and recent fire commissioner candidate has been dropped from the volunteer rolls of Island County Fire District 3 because of unspecified safety infractions, district officials said Monday.
Despite severe flooding last spring and another scare two weeks ago, the fish are back in Glendale Creek.
When they named it U-Haul, they didn’t mean you hauling the gas out of the trucks and running away with it.
Another wave of fuel-stealing has hit the rental-vehicle franchise operated by the Tartan Thistle at Cameron Road and Highway 525 in Freeland.
There’s a new baby in the family of orca whales frequently seen off Whidbey Island.
The new arrival, in all its black and peach-colored splendor, was spotted in the main channel of Possession Sound on Thursday, Nov. 12, said Howard Garrett of Orca Network, the whale-monitoring group based in Greenbank.
It’s a case where blowing smoke was a good thing.
More than two dozen local firefighters honed their skills inside a makeshift structure in Bayview this past Saturday morning, concentrating on “positive-pressure ventilation.”
The original section of the Langley Library has been added to the Langley Historic Preservation Commission’s Register of Historic Places.
After 19 years as fair-traders, Kris and Michael Barker are hanging up their ponchos and looking for other creative opportunities.
The city’s moratorium on subdivisions in three neighborhoods is expected to be extended for another three months.
Pastor Jim Lindus looks back fondly at the 20 years he has been in the pulpit at Trinity Lutheran Church in Freeland.
As the economy continues to pitch and roll, the city of Langley is keeping a tight grip on the $4 million in its pocketbook.
After 16 months of deliberation, the city’s 20-year parks and open space plan is ready for a public hearing.
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders has added about 10 new employees in the past month, and the yard is full of partially built vessels, new CEO John Collins said Monday.
Trudy Martin of Langley has taken another big leap of faith, this one from 10,000 feet up.
