Barefoot Bandit’s insults considered in federal sentence
File photo
Colton Harris-Moore
The Barefoot Bandit insulted the Island County sheriff, the prosecutor and members of the media in private while he publicly professed remorse and humility for his high-profile crime spree.
The revelations made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in a sentencing memorandum appeared to have some effect on the sentence 20-year-old Colton Harris-Moore received by from a judge in federal court Friday, though his defense team tried to minimize the damage by releasing other emails that showed Harris-Moore as contrite and modest.
Island County Historical Museum connects owls, woodpeckers
Learn about the intertwined histories of owls and woodpeckers through an exhibit at the Island County Historical Museum.
Coupeville Town Council unmoved by Big Rock
The potential sale of Big Rock doesn’t raise any concerns among Coupeville’s leadership.
Even though the South Main Street land the famous hunk of granite, described by geologists as a glacial erratic, sits on is currently for sale, town leaders don’t think the landmark is worthy of being put into public ownership.
Washington hits game winner | Boys basketball
Mike Washington Jr.'s bucket with six seconds left helped the Oak Harbor High School boys basketball team eke out an important 43-42 win over host Meadowdale Thursday, Jan. 26.
Oak Harbor wins division with unbeaten season | Swimming
A 107-75 win over Cascade at Kamiak Thursday, Jan. 26, earned the Oak Harbor High School swim and dive team an undefeated season in the Wesco North and the division championship.
Wildcats maul MG | Wrestling
Putting an exclamation point on a fine regular season, the Oak Harbor High School wrestling team mauled visiting Marysville Getchell 56-15 in the final Wesco match Thursday, Jan. 26.
Oak Harbor admits open meetings law violated, will make amends
The Oak Harbor City Council's selection of four finalists for an open council seat was a violation of the state's Open Public Meetings Act and the entire process will be re-conducted, according to City Attorney Bill Hawkins.
"I'm going to take responsibility for this," said Hawkins, in an interview Wednesday morning.
Jail interview: Oak Harbor man suspected in double murder claims ‘hallucination’
Joshua Lambert claims he had an extremely intense, day-long hallucination on Oct. 3 of last year.
That was the day he allegedly stabbed one of his grandfathers more than 30 times, tied up his great aunt with packing tape and then drove to his mother’s house where he also stabbed his other grandfather to death.
In a jailhouse interview with the Whidbey News-Times, Lambert discussed some of the details of the two murders he’s accused of committing on North Whidbey. In addition, the newspaper obtained more information about the crimes and Lambert’s history through public records requests.
Doomsday scenario would ax ferry run
Washington State Ferries’ funding problems are now so dire that without additional revenue the state agency would need to close five routes, including the Port Townsend-to-Coupeville run, to make ends meet.
Bomb scare suspends Clinton-Mukilteo ferry service | UPDATE
The Washington State Patrol reported that everything is back to normal for the Clinton-Mukilteo ferry run after a bomb scare suspended service earlier today.
'Cat mistakes help Mavs win | Girls basketball
Meadowdale took advantage of 38 Oak Harbor turnovers to defeat the Wildcat girls basketball team 48-33 in Oak Harbor Wednesday, Jan. 25.
