A 48-year-old Oak Harbor woman is facing charges after allegedly leading a trooper on a car chase from Deception Pass to the city of Oak Harbor in the afternoon of June 9, court documents state.
Prosecutors charged Diana Statt in Island County Superior Court June 14 with attempting to elude a pursuing vehicle, driving under the influence and reckless endangerment.
Colton Harris-Moore, the so-called Barefoot Bandit, could be sitting in Island County jail in Coupeville within a month or so.
Harris-Moore, a 20-year-old former Camano Island resident, pleaded guilty to seven federal criminal charges Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks said he expects Harris-Moore to be transferred to Island County to face state charges during the estimated three-month interval between plea and sentencing in federal court.
One Island County commissioner sued the county’s planning director and now the other two commissioners have given him a raise.
Commissioners Angie Homola and Helen Price Johnson voted to raise Planning Director Bob Pederson’s pay grade from an E-28 to an E-29.
A change in state law will allow Island County officials to use a different method to pay for maintenance at county parks, which translate to a return of portable toilets and trash pickup to some South Whidbey parks.
There was barely a dry eye Friday afternoon at the hearing that culminated the unusual case in which two young women were held responsible for a North Whidbey car crash last September that killed three people and injured two others.
Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson hasn’t given up her lawsuit against her own county and defending itself will likely cost the county thousands of dollars more.
A 70-year-old Clinton resident pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge that he pointed a gun at his live-in girlfriend.
A new Island County chapter of a group dedicated to protecting property rights held its first meeting last Wednesday night at a Mexican restaurant in Oak Harbor.
An Oak Harbor man was arrested over Memorial Day weekend for allegedly raping a 20-month-old girl he was babysitting and causing such a severe injury that the toddler had to undergo reconstructive surgery, court documents indicate.
A 37-year-old Oak Harbor man left behind a trail of blood during a crime spree last month, court documents indicate.
The players in a New Year’s Eve drive-by shooting and a related assault in Oak Harbor have all pleaded guilty to their respective crimes.
If you are going to get into a car accident in Oak Harbor, there’s a good chance it will happen on Highway 20 on a Tuesday between the hours of noon and 6 p.m.
Whidbey Island’s deer are suffering from a type of baldness that can kill.
