A 911 report of an active shooter Friday evening in the Rolling Hills neighborhood of Whidbey Island was a ruse, according to Island County Sheriff Mark Brown.
Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks, on behalf of the state, filed a lawsuit against a land-use attorney the Island County commissioners hired to help with the amendment to the comprehensive plan.
The “memorandum in support of entry of order ousting the defendants from the office of the Island County prosecuting attorney” was filed Wednesday in Island County Superior Court.
A new salary study by Island County’s human resource director shows that employees in professional positions like attorneys and engineers are generally being underpaid.
A new salary study by Island County’s human resource director shows that employees in professional positions like attorneys and engineers are generally being underpaid.
In addition, it found disparities between employees performing the same functions in different departments.
But in some cases, certain staff members are being paid above average.
An 18-year-old Texas man died this morning after falling 50 feet from a cliff on Pass Island, according to Island County Coroner Robert Bishop.
The coroner identified the man as Scott Wuensch.
Hundreds of people flocked to Oak Harbor’s Windjammer Park Saturday to pick out the car of their dreams.
And there were plenty to choose from.
The Island County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a sailor who disappeared after a boat accident in Crescent Harbor Saturday afternoon.
A federal court judge denied a group’s attempt to halt the Navy’s carrier landing practice at a field near Coupeville.
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly filed his order today, ruling against Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER.
An attorney representing the family of a man who died from dehydration in Island County jail filed a tort claim with the county Friday.
The claim asks for a nonspecific amount of damages related to the April 7 death of Keaton Farris in a jail cell. The claim also states that his family will seek injunction relief “to ensure that the same thing doesn’t happen to any other inmates in the jail,” according to attorney Kathy Goater of the Seattle firm Schroeter, Goldmark & Bender.
“We’re asking the court to take an affirmative action, which could take any number of forms,” she said.
Detectives are looking for a 31-year-old man who was allegedly involved in a Aug. 6 home invasion attack on South Whidbey, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.
Shawn Poolman is wanted in connection with the burglary and felony assault. He may be hiding out in the Oak Harbor area, the sheriff’s office reported.
A debate over sewage-grinding pumps evolved into a parliamentary procedure battle between the Oak Harbor mayor and council during a Wednesday council meeting.
Detectives with the Island County Sheriff’s Office traveled to the border Thursday to pick up a suspect in a July 27 burglary and assault that left a Greenbank man paralyzed, according to Detective Ed Wallace.
The Whidbey on Wheels informational booth is no longer located at Deception Pass Bridge, but chamber Director Christine Cribb says the move turned out to be a “win-win” for everyone involved.