For decades, Glenn Lane had one of the best war stories in a town filled with retired members of the military. The Pearl Harbor survivor proudly shared his account of the infamous attack with the Oak Harbor community at many different venues.
Famously, he may have been the few people in history to be onboard two battleships taken out by the enemy on the same day.
Two people suspected of being involved in a string of burglaries on North Whidbey were arrested Thursday at the Cascade Mall parking lot, according to Oak Harbor Police.
A Central Whidbey couple who say they were swindled out of tens of thousands of dollars by a Freeland attorney was evicted from their home last Friday, along with six dogs and a small herd of horses.
They are now turning to the community for help so they can continue to care for their family of misfit, aging and disabled animals.
In what may be a first in Whidbey Island history, a doctor performed Mohs surgery on a series of patients Tuesday.
A 28-year-old Camano Island man apologized to his mother for having to kill her as he allegedly hit her with a flashlight and choked her to the point of unconsciousness, court documents state.
The Island County prosecutor charged the man, Levon Rooney, in Island County Superior Court today with attempted murder in the first degree. His bail was set at $300,000.
Prosecutor Greg Banks isued a press release detailing the bizarre, abrupt attack that appeared to be completely unprovoked.
Investigators are searching for three people who may have been involved in a recent series of burglaries on North Whidbey.
Detectives at both the Oak Harbor Police Department and the Island County Sheriff’s Office sent out alerts Monday asking the public for help in finding two men and a woman accused of possessing property stolen from homes in the city and county.
An assault charge was dismissed Monday against a 55-year-old former Oak Harbor man who has now been named as “a person of interest” in his mother’s disappearance.
A 21-year-old former Oak Harbor man is wanted on a $100,000 warrant in connection with a child rape case, court documents state.
Oak Harbor police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 31-year-old woman who disappeared Nov. 25.
Detective Sgt. Teri Gardner said Melissa Christine Ellis left her Oak Harbor home sometime between 10 and 11 o’clock on Friday morning. She first told family members that she was headed to Coupeville and then said she was going to the beach.
Joshua Lambert will continue acting as his own attorney in defending himself against accusations that he murdered both of his grandfathers, but now he’ll have a defense attorney to advise him about matters of law.
In addition, the 30-year-old Oak Harbor man agreed to a mental health evaluation by doctors at Western State Hospital in connection with his announced plans to mount an insanity defense.
A disagreement about who should be chairperson of the Island County Board of Commissioners escalated Monday after citizens complained about the perceived snub to Commissioner Kelly Emerson.
Commissioner Angie Homola, the current chairwoman, struggled to maintain control of the meeting at one point, exclaiming that she didn’t have her gavel, as her fellow commissioners interrupted and talked over each other.
The date for the so-called Barefoot Bandit to appear in Island County Superior Court has finally been set.
Colton Harris-Moore, a 20-year-old Camano Island resident, is scheduled to appear in court Friday, Dec. 16, to enter 30 guilty pleas for crimes he allegedly committed in three counties.
A 32-year-old Coupeville man is accused of forcing his way into his ex-girlfriend’s home with a gun, assaulting her and preventing her from leaving on the night of Nov. 3, court documents indicate.
Kenny Youderian pleaded not guilty in Island County Superior Court Nov. 21 to charges of first-degree burglary, second-degree assault with a firearm enhancement and unlawful imprisonment. They were all charged as domestic-violence related crimes.
