WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Department of Homeland Security published a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” in the nation that are allegedly defying federal immigration law. However, Island County made the list, even though it does not have a sanctuary policy, and the city of Langley is not on the list.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Litigation and prosecution related to a mask mandate at the Island County Elections Office isn’t going away anytime soon.
Memorandum from Prosecuting Attorney Greg Banks pertaining to the April 19, 2025, shots fired incident at Bayview.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks determined that no charges will be filed against a man who fired shots across the street from an anti-Trump protest at Bayview on South Whidbey April 19.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County commissioners adopted a one-year emergency moratorium April 15 on development within unincorporated areas zoned as mixed-use rural areas of more intensive rural development.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: The visiting judge in a civil case challenging a mask mandate at the Island County Elections Office didn’t hesitate to express irritation or admonish attorneys during a hearing Tuesday morning.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A high-profile legal dispute over the validity of the Island County auditor’s decision to impose a mask mandate in the Elections Office has grown even more heated and potentially costly.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The former chairperson of the Island County Republican Party appeared in a courtroom Wednesday to answer criminal charges related to his refusal to wear a mask in the Elections Office.
