A 29-year-old Oak Harbor man was sent to prison this week after pleading guilty in two separate cases in which he choked women.
An Island County Superior Court judge dismissed all but one element of a Coupeville woman’s lawsuit against the husband of a powerful state senator.
But Judge Alan Hancock’s decision last Friday afternoon means Courtney Jones’ lawsuit against Basil Badley, Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen’s husband, can continue, unless it’s settled out of court before the Aug. 30 trial date.
A 73-year-old Lynnwood man on a 2006 Honda GL 1800 trike was injured in a collision last Wednesday afternoon on Highway 20 in front of a North Whidbey convenience store.
By the end of the year, some Island County voters will likely be living in a different commissioner district. Officials in the auditor’s office and the planning department are in the process of reviewing census data to redraw the boundaries of the county’s three commissioner districts.
A Marysville man accused of shoplifting at Oak Harbor’s Walmart could face extra time in jail because he used tinfoil to aid him in the caper, court documents indicate.
Things did not go well Wednesday afternoon for the attorney representing Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her husband.
Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock listened to arguments over a motion seeking to dismiss the Emersons’ lawsuit against the county. The couple’s attorney, Stephen Pidgeon of Everett, argued ardently about Fourth Amendment rights, but his legal analysis didn’t seem to have any sway with the judge.
A 73-year-old Lynnwood man on a 2006 Honda GL 1800 Trike was injured in a collision Wednesday afternoon on Highway 20 in front of a North Whidbey convenience store.
Lt. John Dyer now has something in common with Clarice Starling.
Dyer may not have chased serial killers like the fictional Starling, played by Jodie Foster in the movie “Silence of the Lambs.” Or as least he’s not admitting to it. But Dyer ran the legendary “Yellow Brick Road,” the obstacle course at FBI headquarters that Starling famously jogs in the movie.
“It’s definitely challenging,” Dyer admitted.
The Island County Prosecutor’s Office filed four new charges Tuesday against 20-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, the so-called “Barefoot Bandit,” in order to avoid running up against three-year statutes of limitations.
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.
