The body of an elderly man was recovered in the water off the western shores of Whidbey Island Saturday afternoon.
The United States Coast Guard suspended its search of the waters of Admiralty Inlet Friday for a Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry passenger who jumped into the water near Whidbey Island on Thursday night.
“Somebody asked me the other day, ‘Is being the mayor a full-time job?’” Severns said. “I didn’t answer the question very well at the time.”
In short: Without question.
The private fishing boat that grounded near Monroe Landing last month spilled less than five gallons of diesel into Penn Cove.
The U.S. Coast Guard and other local agencies continue their search for a ferry passenger who jumped into the waters of Admiralty Inlet Thursday night.
When Andy Ochoa learned that his restored 1952 Chevrolet COE pickup was going to be immortalized with a miniature diecast model by a major California toy car manufacturer last year, he knew his truck had arrived.
How the 74-year-old Oak Harbor woman got to the rocks 180 feet below the bridge, nobody knows for sure, said Island County Sheriff Mark Brown said.
It’s the ninth year for the Pigfest, started by Fraser as a thank you gesture for the community. The festival used to be located on Fidalgo Avenue near Fraser’s restaurant, Frasers Gourmet Hideaway, but was moved to Pioneer Way because of its growth.
Fishing for chinook salmon closed last Friday in the waters of Admiralty Inlet, the last remaining area around Whidbey that was open to salmon fishing.
It’s a crapshoot to guess what might be the lasting image from one of Oak Harbor’s biggest weekends of 2016.
For many salmon anglers who live on Whidbey Island, the months of August, September and even October are highly anticipated. They are the rewarding months when salmon are most abundant in the area and one or more species of salmon are typically allowed to be caught.
But these next three months will be quieter than many anglers can ever remember experiencing.
When one of Washington’s most breathtaking state parks is part of your everyday life for 12 years, you tend to gain some unique insight.
There’s a more polished look to the Admiralty Head Lighthouse these days.
