A Clinton man is accused of purposely hitting a pedestrian with a car and then driving off, court documents state.
Prosecutors charged 31-year-old Christopher L. Locken with second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and hit and run.
A Clinton man is accused of purposely hitting a pedestrian with a car and then driving off, court documents state.
Prosecutors charged 31-year-old Christopher L. Locken with second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and hit and run.
Whidbey General Hospital is fighting a subpoena from the Island County prosecutor seeking an internal investigation report into allegations that the chief nursing officer assaulted a restrained patient.
Island County District Court Judge Bill Hawkins refused to recuse himself from a criminal case involving his wife’s boss, even though the prosecutor asked him to voluntarily step down.
Hawkins explained that the prosecutor’s motion contained many factual errors about his wife’s employment.
Oak Harbor police caught a suspected bank robber who wasn’t in a hurry to get away from the scene of the crime Friday.
After six long years, deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office are finally working under a contract.
In a last-minute push, both sides in the negotiations were able to come to the table and compromise on issues of pay and benefits, according to Deputy Darren Crownover, president of the Island County Deputy Sheriff’s guild.
Island Transit’s interim director will begin his six-month stint no later than Dec. 15.
Mired in controversy, Island Transit officials are looking at a new interim director with a controversial history all his own.
The Island County commissioner race will likely require a recount.
If that happens, appointed Commissioner Aubrey Vaughan will get to spend a little extra time on the board.
It appears from the first count of ballots Tuesday night that the Republican momentum nationwide was felt in Island County. Republican candidates are ahead in all but one of the contested local and legislative races affecting Island County.
The bid for the Island County commissioner district 3 seat, however, is still too close to call.
The Washington State Patrol agreed to conduct a criminal investigation into “certain conduct” described in an audit report of Island Transit, Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks said Monday.
Banks said the investigation will look into “irregularities in compensation” described in the recently released report from the state Auditor’s Office. He said he didn’t want to be too specific because the investigation may be larger in scope.
The man accused of shooting and killing Oak Harbor resident Adam Garcia appeared in court for the second time Monday afternoon.
Christopher Malaga, 23, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.
Some Island County residents are currently in West Africa and will return under scrutiny for possible Ebola exposure, according to Keith Higman, the county’s public health director.
On Feb. 28, a Freeland resident reported that he returned home from surgery and found his house had been broken into. Guns, a large amount of jewelry, silver, gold, computers and a TV were stolen.