A North Whidbey used car lot earned the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first dealership to have its license yanked by the state due to methamphetamine contamination.
A 29-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of stealing thousands of dollars in cash got a relatively lenient plea deal because he’s facing even bigger trouble in Alaska.
Shaun Gould pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court June 29 to theft in the second degree. He was originally charged with first-degree theft, forgery and identity theft in the first degree.
Despite concerns about potential trouble from mixing fireworks and dry weather, police and fire officials reported a relatively uneventful Fourth of July weekend.
It now costs a little more to get a building permit in Island County, but it will cost a lot more for those who are caught building without a permit.
Interim Planning Director Keith Higman presented commissioners Monday with a resolution that increases building permits by an average of 1.5 percent.
A 32-year-old Snohomish man in Island County jail on felony domestic-violence charges assaulted a fellow inmate during a fight over shoes, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.
A program aimed at providing emergency assistance to indigent Island County veterans and their dependents recently got a makeover that should make the process quicker, easier and altogether better.
A 22-year-old Navy airman who allegedly stole a truck was caught after he left his cell phone inside the abandoned vehicle, court documents indicate.
Michael Hodge of Oak Harbor pleaded not guilty in Island County Superior Court June 22 to a single charge of taking a motor vehicle without permission in the second degree.
A 19-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of sexually assaulting a neighbor boy years ago will likely be sentenced under a special program that emphasizes treatment over incarceration.
The man pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court June 22 to child molestation in the second degree.
Legal Independence Day celebrations will begin with a bang this Sunday as fireworks stands open and it becomes lawful to light Roman candles, sparklers, spinners, cones, fountains and the rest of the safe-and-sane pyrotechnics.
Police in Vermont are investigating whether a male nanny who may have worked in Oak Harbor and Coupeville sexually assaulted the children he once cared for.
Donald Shepherd, 23, was recently charged with molesting a 10-year-old boy in Vermont. The boy’s mother said she hired Shepherd over the Internet as a nanny, the Associated Press reported.
Island County officials have decided to share federal stimulus money the county received for roadway preservation.
Joe Araucto, Island County traffic engineer, said the county will use funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to replace pavement on roads in Langley and Coupeville, as well as a chip seal project in Oak Harbor.
A 45-year-old Bellingham man is accused of lighting a fire inside the Oak Harbor home of his estranged wife and children June 14, court documents state.
Prosecutors charged Fred Redling in Island County Superior Court June 17 with first-degree arson, malicious mischief in the first degree and harassment (threats to kill). All the charges are domestic-violence related.
Discarded cigarettes apparently started a fire that caused about $20,000 damage to an Oak Harbor condominium Saturday afternoon, according to the Oak Harbor Fire Department.
Battalion Chief Ray Merrill said the residents of a duplex condo on NW Falls Creek Loop noticed smoke coming out from under their home just about the time the smoke alarms went off. They called 911 just after 3 p.m.
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