Newsroom wins big again in contest | Whidbey News-Times
WEB1 day ago · In an unpredictable sweep, three journalists at sister papers South Whidbey Record and the Whidbey News-Times earned the top individual honors in the Washington Newspapers Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.. In all, the newsroom …
Biting for our freedom: Whidbey’s four-legged sailors
WEB1 day ago · While the most common depiction of a police dog is a German shepherd, Whidbey currently only has one German shepherd working. The rest are Labrador retrievers, Dutch shepherds, Belgian Malinois and others. There is no breed requirement …
Camano murderer sentenced to prison | Whidbey News-Times
WEB1 day ago · By Jessie Stensland • October 8, 2024 1:30 am. A Camano Island man who was asserting an insanity defense for murdering his father more than three years ago pleaded guilty to several charges as part of a plea bargain and was sentenced to just …
Lengthy police chase ends with charges | Whidbey News-Times
WEB1 day ago · By Jessie Stensland • October 8, 2024 1:30 am. A 38-year-old Mount Vernon man who led police on a long, strange trip through Island and Skagit counties last month is facing charges. Prosecutors charged Brian R. Brenton in Island County Superior Court …
Teens arrested for threatening middle school | Whidbey News-Times
WEB1 day ago · By Luisa Loi • October 8, 2024 1:30 am. Two juveniles have been arrested over the past two weeks for allegedly threatening to shoot up North Whidbey Middle School in two separate incidents, according to court documents. The police found that neither …
Whidbey’s premiere whale watcher shares love of orcas
WEB5 days ago · On a morning plagued by wildfire smoke, Rachel Haight of the Orca Network, a Langley-based nonprofit, received a report of orcas off Ebey’s Landing. Beneath a sepia sky, she ventured off, knowing she had only moments to catch a glimpse of the fleeting …