South Whidbey schools offer hands-on lessons in picking, cooking, baking and tasting real food from its own farm.

Rebecca Senn, a graduate student, said she found the bottle containing the Giant Pacific octopus, but she didn’t realize it wasn’t a ruby octopus until later. Underwater, she could only really see ...

Crabbing is one of Puget Sound’s most popular recreational fisheries. Each year, sport fishers catch more than 1.5 million pounds of Dungeness crab using pots, ring nets — and in the case of wade and ...

Oak Harbor resident BreAnne Daly runs Whidbey’s largest tourism account on Instagram. BreAnne Daly, an Oak Harbor resident and online influencer, is celebrating her two years this month running ...

Oak Harbor Girls Scouts earned the bonze award, a rare milestone for Western Washington clubs. Two Girls Scouts from Oak Harbor recently earned the bonze award, marking a rare milestone for Western ...

Prosecutors charged Robert C. Bustillo in Island County Superior Court Oct. 9 with vehicular assault. He appeared in Island County Superior Court the day before, and Judge Christon Skinner set his ...

As the autumn air gets crisper, don your favorite sweater and head outside to a new event celebrating the coziest time of year. Good Cheer is launching the Sweater Weather Festiva ...

Several candidate forums are being held next week ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. A quiet election season on Whidbey Island is due to become more interesting next week with several candidate ...

According to its website, the WIAA sanctioned girls flag football in April, making it the first sport added by the organization since girls bowling in 1999. Oak Harbor High School initially explored ...

Island Shakespeare Fest is returning with a thrilling production of “The Turn of the Screw.” Island Shakespeare Fest returns for its second season of spooky fun with another thrilling production of ...

Purveying fresh baked, deliciously golden sourdough loaves, scones, cookies and other treats is Hayley Stout’s calling, and ...

On South Whidbey, a project sponsored by the Tulalip Tribes focusing on Cultus Bay won a $314,395 grant. According to the ...