Searchers have been combing the Kettles Trail for days in search of a missing horse.
South Whidbey resident Lindsey Vanwetter said she and her boyfriend, Jesse Caravan, were riding horses Friday afternoon in the extensive trail network off Highway 20, northwest of Coupeville.
Oak Harbor, Freeland and Langley economic development projects all took verbal hits this week in a meeting of the Island County Council of Governments.
A 23-year-old Oak Harbor man has been charged with a felony in connection with a May 29 accident on North Whidbey that left a motorcyclist with a broken back, according to court documents.
Prosecutors charged Justin Holeman in Island County Superior Court Aug. 25 with vehicular assault.
A 23-year-old Oak Harbor man who was previously convicted of stalking his ex-girlfriend was sent to prison for continuing to contact her even while he was in jail, court documents indicate.
Island County Commissioners passed new standards that govern the caseloads of public defense attorneys Monday afternoon, but they tabled a controversial proposal to substantially increase the amount the county pays for public defense.
Bill Hawkins never thought he’d carry the title “prosecutor” again after leaving Island County elected office a decade ago.
But in a move surprising to many in the county’s law and justice community, including himself, Hawkins is shutting down his Oak Harbor law office and taking a three-year gig as the city’s prosecutor.
His actual title is a little longer: law and justice coordinator / prosecutor.
A 25-year-old Oak Harbor man who led a deputy on a high-speed chase across North Whidbey has been charged in Island County Superior Court, according to court documents.
A 72-year-old former Oak Harbor resident who claimed to be an international banker is accused of swindling victims out of a total of $200,000 he had promised to invest in his companies, court documents indicate.
Investigators are looking for a 20-year-old transient who disappeared after being assaulted at a house party in North Whidbey July 25.
Detective Ed Wallace with the Island County Sheriff’s Office said officers are worried about Justin Buchanan’s welfare since he just seemed to drop off the face of the earth. Wallace stressed that Buchanan is not wanted for any crime.
A 35-year-old Oak Harbor man who violated a domestic violence protection order will be serving time at home.
Kent Deavilla pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court Aug. 17 to violation of a court order, domestic violence. It’s a gross misdemeanor charge.
A 23-year-old Oak Harbor woman has been charged with a felony in connection with an unusual one-car, rollover accident on North Whidbey last November, court documents state.
A 50-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of vandalizing his ex-girlfriend’s home and stealing items from her, court documents state.
Prosecutors charged Albert Thelen in Island County Superior Court July 29 with residential burglary, malicious mischief in the first degree and theft in the second degree. The burglary and malicious mischief charges are considered acts of domestic violence.
sland County voters likely approved a measure to boost funding for Island Transit by increasing sales tax.
The ballot measure was passing by a healthy margin after the Island County Auditor’s Office released the first count of Tuesday’s primary election. A total of 12,465 ballots were cast in favor while 10,332 were in opposition. That’s 55 percent to 45 percent.
Island Transit Director Martha Rose was thrilled.
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