A 24-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of stealing a car, leading a state trooper on a brief chase, crashing the car and resisting arrest, all of which occurred after he drank beer and took speed, heroin, Xanax and Percocet, court documents indicate.
The state Court of Appeals this month ruled that a judge abused his discretion when he suppressed crucial toxicology testimony in a vehicular assault case against a Freeland businessman.
An 18-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of having sex with an underaged girl could face a lengthy prison sentence if convicted of the charge against him, court documents indicate.
Law enforcement officials are investigating two separate pitbull attacks in as many days this week on North Whidbey.
An investigation by the Washington State Auditor’s Office into an Oak Harbor police officer’s inaccurate time sheets concludes that the exact amount of public funds lost is impossible to determine.
Island County may be taking legal action against a downtown Oak Harbor nightclub over alleged violations of the state law banning smoking in public places, according to the health department.
A Democratic community activist from Stanwood has filed to run as a write-in candidate against state Rep. Norma Smith, a Republican representing the 10th legislative district.
The Island County Prosecutor’s Office is going after a former Navy man suspected of possessing child pornography after the federal government declined to charge him.
A 14-year-old boy who was struck by a car while he was riding a bicycle in Oak Harbor last Tuesday remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center.
Oak Harbor Police Chief Rick Wallace said the accident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the intersection of SE Eighth Avenue and Ireland Street.
A well-known Oak Harbor flight instructor piloted a small airplane that inexplicably lost power and crashed on San Juan Island Thursday night.
Bob Fraser, 79, was airlifted to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham. His wife, Donna Fraser, said he suffered a serious wrist injury that required surgery, but that he’s doing fine otherwise.
A 25-year-old man is accused of severely beating a woman he met at a bar in Oak Harbor after she refused to go into an apartment with him, court documents indicate.
Deception Pass Bridge shared the limelight during the 75th anniversary ceremony Saturday with a couple dozen pillars of the community that have stood even longer than the historic structure.
Three members of an Oak Harbor family survived a two-car accident that killed a Seattle woman Sunday afternoon.
The State Patrol reported that 30-year-old Seattle resident Sara Cornis was driving a 2000 Honda Civic westbound on Highway 20, about five miles east of Sedro-Woolley.
