Hearings in Island County Superior Court Monday foreshadowed the likely complications with trying four defendants together for murder.
A man died after jumping from Deception Pass Bridge this morning.
A woman saw the man hanging over the side of the bridge and walked over to him. She begged him to hold on, but he let go as she grabbed for him, according to witnesses. Several people driving by saw the incident, which occurred at about 8:30 a.m.
A former Oak Harbor attorney who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients was released from prison early and jumped back into litigation — only now he’s just representing himself.
In a split decision Tuesday, members of the Oak Harbor City Council voted to build a $4.6-million community room as part of the new sewage treatment plant.
It was standing room only in the Oak Harbor City Council Chamber Tuesday night during a swearing-in ceremony for the city’s new mayor and three not-so-new council members.
The Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce may not be getting any of Island County’s lodging tax money next year.
A defense attorney and prosecutor offered vividly conflicting descriptions of a man accused of conspiring to murder an Oak Harbor teenager last month.
David Nunez Jr., 19, appeared in court Monday afternoon for a hearing on a motion — ultimately unsuccessful — to be released from jail on bail.
The Island Transit board of directors adopted a $15-million budget this week that is significantly healthier than last year, when officials were forced to borrow money, lay off staff and cut routes to make ends meet.
A Clinton man is facing criminal charges in federal court after agents found 13,400 images and videos of alleged child pornography on his computer, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court last month.
Searchers were unable to find any additional signs of a missing Seattle firefighters whose car was found Saturday at Deception Pass Bridge.
Searchers were unable to find any additional signs of a missing Seattle firefighters whose car was found at Deception Pass Bridge Saturday.
Seattle police began investigating Joshua Ryan Milton’s disappearance after he failed to arrive for his shift Thursday as a paramedic student at Harborview Medical Center, the Seattle Times reported.
Two South Whidbey men are facing felony charges related to an incident this summer in which a Langley police officer was hit with a laser in the face and the police chief hurt his middle finger, court documents indicate.
For the father of a young man who died in Island County jail, a three-county settlement for $4 million really wasn’t about the money. It was about what the money says, the acknowledgement of unconscionable negligence, Coupeville resident Fred Farris explained.
But even more important, Fred Farris said, is a term in the mediated settlement under which a jail expert who conducted an audit of the facility will continue monitoring implementation of his recommendations over the next 18 months.