As a result of a state Supreme Court decision, it appears that an assessment on Island County property owners will increase.
A 40-year-old Oak Harbor man is facing the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old girl, court documents indicate.
A second person has come forward to say he was attacked by the same pit bull that was one of three dogs to attack an Oak Harbor girl last week.
The 12-year-old girl attacked by three pit bulls Feb. 5 is in good spirits as she recovers from her injuries, according to her father.
The crab fisherman who drown in Penn Cove last weekend has been identified as 51-year-old Joseph Thomas Sias of La Conner.
“He was very well known in the Swinomish tribal community,” said Island County Coroner Robert Bishop.
The body of a crab fisherman who went missing Feb. 12 was discovered in Penn Cove Wednesday afternoon.
A 42-year-old Coupeville man who was allegedly caught bicycling with methamphetamine in his sock is wanted on a $10,000 arrest warrant.
A 12-year-old girl was mauled and seriously injured when three pit bulls attacked her outside an Oak Harbor apartment on Feb 5.
Oak Harbor Police Chief Rick Wallace said the girl was driven to a residence on SE Midway Boulevard. The girl knew the 25-year-old woman and was there to pick up a vacuum.
It seemed like role reversal among members of the Island County Board of Commissioners. The two Democratic commissioners last month spoke in favor of retaining a county ordinance that regulates agriculture’s impact on the environment. The ordinance was adopted by a Republican-dominated board of commissioners and is currently being challenged in court by an environmental group.
A former Coupeville dermatologist who recently made headlines for domestic violence was killed early Sunday morning in a gruesome accident near Deception Pass Bridge.
Donald “Russell” Johnson, 53, was thrown from his car after crashing it into a rock embankment and was run over by the trooper who had been pursuing him for speeding and reckless driving.
A case against a 22-year-old Coupeville man accused of driving fast, crashing his car and injuring his passenger may go to trial, court documents indicate.
Darrell Davis pleaded not guilty in Island County Superior Court Dec. 19 to a charge of vehicular assault. His omnibus hearing was held Feb. 6.
The Island County Sheriff’s Office reports that 27-year-old sex offender is homeless in Oak Harbor.
The Lincoln Day Dinner has long been an important tradition for the Island County Republican Party. It’s a time when candidates make announcements, money is raised for campaigns and people get a chance to mingle.
This year it will be a much different event, which has some members of the party upset and skeptical. The April 14 dinner is being held at the Comcast Arena in Everett and the keynote speaker will be John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. There will even be a professional comedian.
Republicans in Island County will get their chance next month to help choose the party’s nominee for president.
