A man who threatened people with a gun at a party in Oak Harbor last August received a sentence of more than nine years in prison.
On Sept. 30, a new era will begin at Whidbey Island Bank and its holding company, Washington Banking Company.
Jean Gervais visited her daughter’s grave just prior to speaking at a sentencing hearing for the woman who got drunk and caused the fatal car wreck last year.
“I just promised her I’d do everything in my power to make you understand the gravity of the situation,” the grieving mother said, addressing Coupeville resident Randi Shelton in Island County Superior Court Friday.
In a cloud of red-oak smoke, the owners of Columbia Beach Barbecue transform a cut of beef into an unassuming, culinary masterpiece that evokes the cowboy country of Santa Maria Valley.
Thursday afternoon, an emotion-filled courtroom was divided into two sides with diametrically opposed views on the appropriate sentence for a man convicted of raping a small boy.
A 25-year-old Navy man is facing a rape charge after having sex with a woman who was passed out from drinking, court documents state.
Prosecutors charged Kenneth Steiner, Jr., of Lanoka Harbor, N.J., in Island County Superior Court April 30 with third-degree rape.
Steiner pleaded not guilty June 9. The judge approved a sexual assault protection order barring Steiner from within 100 feet of the victim’s home and work.
The leaders of the law and justice system in Island County are a force to be reckoned with.
A 20-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of kidnapping and assaulting his girlfriend after she tried to break up with him, court documents show.
Seventy-three years ago this month, the Deception Pass bridge was formally opened in a dedication ceremony.
An 18-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of smothering his girlfriend is a facing a felony charge.
Prosecutors charged Fritz Ratcliffe in Island County Superior Court with assault in the third degree, domestic violence.
Island County Sheriff Mark Brown is predicting a busy, possibly explosive, Fourth of July weekend.
Island County Sheriff Mark Brown is predicting a busy, possibly explosive, Fourth of July weekend.
“Complaints will probably double because it’s on a weekend,” he said. “But weather will influence a lot of what goes on.”
For now, meteorologists are predicting a pleasant Independence Day weekend, with patchy clouds and highs in the upper 60s.
Fireworks fans can purchase legal pyrotechnics and light them off during the prescribed times. The same rules apply in Oak Harbor, Coupeville and the unincorporated areas of the county.
In the middle of a wooded lot on North Whidbey, it looks like a giant tornado picked up a house, shook all the contents out and then flung the building far, far away.
A trail, illuminated at night by makeshift lights, leads through the trees to a ghostly specter hung up to scare away thieves. The Halloween decoration guards a giant assortment of household items heaped into the woods.
There’s furniture, children’s toys, potted plants, moldy clothing, a soggy coin collection, a nail polishing kit, a baseball bat, a stop sign, dishes, holiday decorations, boxes and bags galore.
Three people, left homeless in a home foreclosure, have been living for weeks in a tiny motorhome — stuffed full of the basic necessities of life — parked in the middle of the woods, surrounded by the piles of belongings.
