Island County

Comments made at a recent Oak Harbor football game may qualify as “racist activity."

Deputies arrested a man accused of shooting a delivery driver and stealing his truck near Deception Pass State Park on Wednesday.

Island County officials are issuing an alert to residents after a rabid bat recently bit a man in the area.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of hydroponic farming equipment was destroyed on Whidbey Island Friday, set on fire within hours of its delivery.

Six people were injured after a carnival ride tipped over in Oak Harbor on Wednesday evening.

While it did clear up as the evening wore on, hundreds of travelers experienced hours-long delays for several local ferry routes as Memorial Day weekend began.

Police are investigating a shooting that happened at an Oak Harbor apartment complex on Thursday.

The Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission released a statement of charges against former Island County Sheriff's Office Sergeant John Nieder. This is WSCJTC's second investigation into Nieder in the past decade which records show was launched in August 2022.

A homicide investigation is underway in Freeland after a man turned himself in, claiming he murdered his mother inside their trailer on Friday.

The Island County Sheriff's Office (ICSO) is calling one of their deputies their ‘resident raptor whisperer’ after he rescued his second bird of prey of the season. 

Police are investigating a string of burglaries and vandalism reported in Oak Harbor last month.

Oak Harbor Police arrested a man accused of terrorizing his estranged wife and shooting a rifle into her house Sunday night.

An Island County Sheriff's Office sergeant set to face a jury trial for two separate allegations of rape has resigned.

Federal investigators say a failure of a single piece of equipment caused last Labor Day’s deadly float plane crash near Whidbey Island.