ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. — A dispute over a mask mandate is now the center of a trial in Island County. Last fall, a Republican election observer was forced to leave the elections office for refusing to ...

ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. — A dispute over a mask mandate is now heading to trial in Island County. Last fall, two Republican election observers, Tracy Abuhl and Tim Hazelo, were asked to leave the county ...

Tim Hazelo, former Island County Republican Party chair, was found guilty of felony unlawful entry and gross misdemeanor criminal trespass after refusing to wear a mask while serving as an official ...

Island County officials have issued a full outdoor burn ban due to heightened wildfire risk from dry weather and low humidity. Sheriff Rick Felici, who also serves as the Island County Fire Marshal, ...

LANGLEY, Wash. — Kenny Moore and his family nearly had it all. Married nine years with two children, Moore had a reliable job driving a truck and the family was planning to buy a home. Then Moore got ...

(The Center Square) – An Island County, Wash., election observer has been convicted of a felony over his refusal to wear a mask last year when policy was established by the county auditor due to a ...

Following a study that found Island County’s jail is at the end of its useful life, the county is starting a process of public engagement to evaluate the future of the building. In August 2025, the ...