Bomb scare shuts down Clinton-Mukilteo ferry | UPDATE
Ben Watanabe / The Record
A bomb disposal expert from the Washington State Patrol bomb squad sets up a device to examine a backpack first believed to contain explosives at the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal Thursday morning. A man’s backpack was examined and destroyed by a projected water disruptor.
MUKILTEO — A former Langley resident was arrested after threatening to set off a bomb on the ferry M/V Cathlamet after it left Clinton on Thursday morning.
Senior Falcon falls on Falcon Senior Night
The South Whidbey girls basketball team lost its Senior Night game against King's 48-33.
Lighthouse keepers to meet Saturday
Keepers of Admiralty Head Lighthouse will hold their annual meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Coupeville Library.
Barefoot Bandit’s insults considered in federal sentence
The Barefoot Bandit insulted the Island County sheriff, the prosecutor and members of the media in private while he publicly professed remorse and humility for his high-profile crime spree.
The revelations made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in a sentencing memorandum appeared to have some effect on the sentence 20-year-old Colton Harris-Moore received by from a judge in federal court Friday, though his defense team tried to minimize the damage by releasing other emails that showed Harris-Moore as contrite and modest.
Draft EIS issued on Mukilteo Ferry Terminal project
Washington State Ferries officials will host a public meeting in Clinton next month to discuss upgrades and renovations to the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal.
Police: Bomb threat suspect said he wanted to sink ferry | UPDATE
The man arrested for making a bomb threat Thursday aboard the ferry M/V Cathlamet allegedly admitted to police he wanted to blow up the ferry on the Clinton-Mukilteo route.
Alleged bomb scare suspect booked into Snohomish County Jail | UPDATE
At approximately 9 a.m. a man on the MV Cathlamet from Clinton left a backpack on the car deck of the 144-car ferry. Passengers overheard him making statements that left them fearful there was a bomb in the backpack.
Trooper Keith Leary said the suspect, a 32-year-old white, male from the Langley area, is being questioned by State Patrol at its Everett office in Silverlake. The man will be booked into the Snohomish County Jail following his interview with detectives.
Thanks for the civil rights | LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To the editor: I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to our Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen for her courage, strength and Christian conviction in deciding to support marriage equality for all Washington citizens regardless of sexual orientation.
'God is love' is topic on Sunday at Christian Science service
The Christian Science service this Sunday will be on the definition of "God is love” (I John) and how one can acknowledge and claim this blessing of love today. “Pilgrim on earth, thy home is heaven; stranger, thou are the guest of God,” ("Science and Health").
Project sounds ideal for Langley | LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To the editor: From what I’ve read in yesterday’s Record, the proposed Wharf Street Landing project appears to be an ideal development for the Langley Marina site.
Today's cartoon for Friday, Jan. 27
Today's cartoon is by Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant.
