A 36-year-old former Oak Harbor resident with a history of committing methamphetamine-related crimes is back in prison.
Kevin Wais of Aberdeen pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court June 16 to possession of meth.
Judge Vickie Churchill agreed with the sentence recommendation worked out by the prosecution and defense as part of a plea bargain. She sentenced Wais to one year and one day in prison.
A 37-year-old Bellingham man is accused of stealing a car from a disabled woman who had hired him to help take care of her animals, court documents show.
Prosecutors charged Brodie Daniel in Island County Superior Court June 2 with possession of methamphetamine and taking a motor vehicle without permission.
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.
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.
Island County Sheriff Mark Brown is predicting a busy, possibly explosive, Fourth of July weekend.
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.
One of the two Whidbey Island men who last October for growing pot plants will likely be going to jail soon.
Probably the most significant thing about a meeting of the Island County Economic Development Council last Wednesday was the astounding number of public officials, candidates for office and business people who attended.
A jury found a 34-year-old Oak Harbor man guilty of sexually assaulting a preschool-aged boy at an informal daycare.
Ann Bell jokes around with a husband and wife as the female half is hooked up to an IV line that’s bringing chemotherapy drugs to her body.
David Jon Sponheim and Sarah Hart know how to dream big. From a home on North Whidbey, they’ve started a uniquely grassroots effort they hope will do nothing less than change the world.
