6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (759+ words) Published 1: 30 am Friday, April 17, 2026 Imagine your 12-year-old stops at a gas station after school and buys a pack of gum and a colorful drink. Little do you know, the drink is the synthetic version of kratom and is highly addictive....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (671+ words) Further discussion is needed about how to properly regulate the use of sandwich boards in Coupeville Reconciling Coupeville's commercial and aesthetic priorities when it comes to signage spurred lengthy discussion at town council this week but no decisions. A proposed…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (390+ words) In response to a speed study, Island County commissioners are considering setting a maximum speed limit of 45 miles per hour on all county roads. County engineers have been working on a large-scale project to reevaluate all speed limits on county-owned…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (340+ words) Firefighters saved a dog that had walked off a bluff and was stranded on a ledge near West Beach on North Whidbey Wednesday. Together with help from Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue and the Navy fire department, rescuers from…...