For some time, I have wondered about the process used by Island County Public Works’ Roads Department in setting speed limits, deciding what type of surface to use when repaving roads, etc. For ...

Letters to the editor in Wednesday’s paper were some of the best I have read. I agree with James Blaisdell regarding our paper. To that I say bravo! I 100% agree with Lee McGuire regarding fireworks.

Meanwhile, voters appear to be approving two property tax measures, while nearly two-thirds of voters in unincorporated ...

“Stick to boat launches and marinas!” shouts a regular detractor on social media. Pivarnik, with that calm and patient smile, ...

A $40 million project to make Deception Pass Bridge more resistant to earthquakes and address other structural problems is ...

As a projected record-breaking El Niño event looms closer, Whidbey Island could see an increased risk of coastal flooding in ...

Local environmentalists are challenging an arborist’s assessment used to justify removing a large tree from the site of a ...

The city’s population is projected to increase by nearly 9,900 residents over the next two decades, requiring close to 4,000 ...

The 46th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition will hold one of its 20 shows at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, ...

Friends and former colleagues of longtime Whidbey firefighter Mick Lamar remember him as a man of integrity and loyalty who ...

Across the Pacific coast, reports of large whales tangled in buoys, gillnets and other fishing equipment are increasing.

Representatives from 10 countries and regions across the Pacific visited Whidbey Telecom in Freeland to learn about the ...