A team of Whidbey Island law enforcement officers uncovered a large marijuana grow operation in the cramped attic of a home just outside Oak Harbor Thursday morning.
An emergency vehicle from North Whidbey Fire and Rescue was involved in an accident north of Oak Harbor Friday morning.
The attorney for Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her husband is asking for at least 30 extra days before a judge hears a motion to throw out their lawsuit against the county.
Stephen Pidgeon, an Everett-based attorney, filed the motion for continuance May 5, along with a new declaration by Kenneth Emerson, the commissioner’s husband. The hearing on the motion for summary judgment is scheduled for May 18.
A 63-year-old Oak Harbor man admitted to raping two young children, but blamed his actions on the 4-year-old victim, according to a police report.
A man who volunteered in the drama department at Coupeville schools killed himself after being arrested for possessing child pornography, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.
Detective Ed Wallace said the FBI provided the sheriff’s office and the Coupeville Marshal’s Office with initial information that 56-year-old Coupeville resident Charles Skow was in possession of child pornography.
No matter how you slice it, the Island County general fund levy is low or the lowest when compared to other counties.
Dan Jones, the levy analyst for the county assessor’s office, recently gave the county commissioners a PowerPoint presentation to address misconceptions about property taxes and rate comparisons. He looked at tax rates, taxes per capita and total levy amounts.
A 26-year-old Oak Harbor man was seriously injured in a one-car accident Sunday night.
Oak Harbor Police Chief Rick Wallace said Adam Sims was driving a 2003 Dodge Durango east on Crosby Road at an estimated 80 miles per hour.
Whidbey Island residents turned in nearly 250 pounds of pills during a one-day, drug take-back program last month.
The program, sponsored by the DEA and Whidbey law enforcement agencies, allows people to safely dispose of medication. It’s aimed at reducing the abuse of prescription pills while protecting the environment from potential pollutants.
A 26-year-old Oak Harbor man was seriously injured in a one-car accident Sunday night. Oak Harbor Police Chief Rick Wallace…
Last November, Oak Harbor police responded to a report that a Navy man was armed with a .40-caliber pistol and had threatened to “blow his own head off,” according to court documents.
A 26-year-old Oak Harbor man previously convicted of possessing child pornography is now facing a child rape charge, according to court documents.
Prosecutors charged Daniel Daly in Island County Superior Court April 20 with the rape of a child in the third degree. Under the definition of the charge, he’s accused of having sex with a child younger than 16 years old.
A jury in Island County Superior Court found 22-year-old Oak Harbor resident Jordyn Weichert guilty of three counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault after brief deliberations Tuesday morning.
The jurors, however, found that Weichert was guilty of the least-serious category or “prong” of the charges, which is defined as “disregard for the safety of others.”
No cattle were injured at an unusual accident in the field with the so-called “cow crater” near Coupeville Thursday evening.
Witnesses reported a roll-over accident after seeing a pickup truck lose control on Highway 20 just west of Sherman Road and plummet down an embankment toward a walking trail and the field of cows.
The the truck didn’t roll, but just kept on truckin’.
