1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (660+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, July 17, 2026 Island County sheriff candidates shared their plans to safeguard the communities of Whidbey and Camano islands before a full house at a candidate forum Tuesday. The forum, organized by the Clinton Community Council, featured incumbent Sheriff…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (612+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 14, 2026 A Freeland attorney and former Montana prosecutor has entered the race for Island County prosecutor as a Democratic write-in candidate. Andrew Scott announced his decision to run last Friday. Greg Banks, the longtime county prosecutor, is…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (924+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, June 26, 2026 A North Whidbey woman convicted in Island County’s largest animal cruelty case is wanted on a bench warrant after allegedly failing to make court-ordered restitution payments. Kristi Finch owes more than $100,000 in fines and restitution, most…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (554+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, June 19, 2026 For perhaps the first time, the organizations representing deputies in the Island County Sheriff’s Office voted to endorse a candidate to lead the department. Both the Island County Deputy Sheriffs Guild and the Island County Corrections…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (191+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, June 9, 2026 A young deer that limped for weeks through Oak Harbor with a piece of PVC pipe trapped on its front leg finally got some relief on Saturday thanks to efforts from members of the Washington Department…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (974+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, June 5, 2026 Island County prosecutors are seeking to upgrade charges against an Oak Harbor man accused of killing his wife after newly filed court records detailed an alleged history of domestic violence marked by repeated injuries, hospital visits,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (241+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, May 29, 2026 Former Oak Harbor and Coupeville High School student Jermiah Copeland, a Navy cook, had a scheduled two-week trial in June for the murder of a Navy woman. However, he may enter a plea agreement next month,…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (471+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, April 14, 2026 A 17-year-old Oak Harbor boy was arrested last week on suspicion of kidnapping a teenage girl at gunpoint, according to court documents. The boy appeared in Island County Superior Court in the afternoon of April 10. Judge…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1022+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, April 10, 2026 Lynda Clare Mercy, at left, was sentenced this week for murdering Whidbey resident Thomas Flood. On the night of April 6, 2021, Thomas Flood was asleep inside his Econoline van on the side of a Whidbey Island road…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (589+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026 An Oak Harbor man accused of causing the deaths of two cats was out on bail last Friday, according to court documents. Kristian Rokita, a 25-year-old Oak Harbor resident, appeared in Island County Superior Court Friday…...