A 25-year-old Oak Harbor man who failed to appear at a sentencing hearing for vehicular assault nearly three years ago was sent to prison this week.
Reysan Delos Santos Reyes pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court on June 9, 2008, to vehicular assault. Under the plea bargain, the prosecutor agreed to recommend a sentence of nine months in jail.
The Island County coroner has ruled that a 78-year-old Oak Harbor man who was found on the side of a Central Whidbey road Feb. 16 died from a fall from his bicycle.
Island County commissioners are hiring a new administrator to oversee three small departments which will be stuck together under one umbrella.
A 44-year-old former Oak Harbor resident with a lengthy criminal history is wanted on a no-bail warrant for skipping out on community custody, court documents indicate.
The Oak Harbor Police Department emailed a “community alert” this week cautioning residents about giving financial information to people selling magazines door to door.
Members of a task force dedicated to protecting Whidbey Island Naval Air Station have uninvited two Island County commissioners from a trip to the Pentagon following a turf war among commissioners over who will represent the base.
Island County commissioners sided with 27 county sheriffs in the state, including Island County Sheriff Mark Brown, in sending a letter to state lawmakers urging support for “take back your meds” bills.
It’s common for commissioners to send such a letter supporting bills, programs or grant applications, but this one spawned the first disagreement in years over an official letter from the board.
The simple, sad fact is that there’s too many unwanted dogs and cats on Whidbey Island.
While Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation takes care of orphan pets in shelters where they’re safe from euthanasia — unless they’re dangerous or have a fatal injury or disease — it’s not a happy life for animals to be caged in an environment of stress, crowding and bad odors.
A 20-year-old horse that’s suffered through hardship and adversity needs a new home to live out the rest of her life.
Island County Animal Control Officer Carol Barnes explained that the quarter horse was “badly neglected” by a Whidbey Island resident and was taken away from her by the courts.
Tonight the second Oak Harbor politician this month will receive a Schrammie, a dubious award presented with thick sarcasm and…
A 25-year-old Navy man who got into an armed standoff with deputies last fall was recently sentenced to two weeks in jail after a deputy prosecutor determined that he may not have pointed a gun at anyone.
Island County commissioners were unable to find much in the way of common ground during a four-hour retreat in their hearing room Wednesday, but they definitely got to know each other better.
On Thursday, a tipster helped police catch a suspect in an Oak Harbor drive-by shooting.
Christopher Williams, also known as “Dookie,” was wanted on a $150,000 warrant out of Island County Superior Court. Prosecutors charged him Feb. 4 with a single count of drive-by shooting.
