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David Nunez listens to his attorney

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Suspected murderer to be held without bail, judge rules

A defense attorney and prosecutor offered vividly conflicting descriptions of a man accused of conspiring to murder an…

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Clinton man charged with child pornography crimes

A Clinton man is facing criminal charges in federal court after agents found 13,400 images and videos of…

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Island Transit board OKs $15 million budget, preps for 2016 fares

The Island Transit board of directors adopted a $15 million budget this week that is significantly healthier than…

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Freeland man faces indecent liberties charge for alleged 2014 sex assault

A 58-year-old Freeland resident is facing a felony charge for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman while she was…

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Men charged with laser assault; police chief hurts finger in scuffle

Two South Whidbey men are facing felony charges related to an incident this summer in which a Langley…

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Gun used in Oak Harbor murder may have been loaned by a friend

One of the suspects in the Nov. 10 shooting of an Oak Harbor teenager allegedly borrowed a gun…

Jose Briones was hired to head up the Island County jail amid a host of changes. His first day is Dec. 7.

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Jail chief selected for Island County

Jose Briones plans to bring what he’s learned about dealing with mentally ill inmates at the state’s second-largest…

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Freeland escrow company accused of bilking investors

A Freeland father and daughter, both principal officers in an escrow company, are accused of conspiring to steal…

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Suspected murderers charged in Oak Harbor teen’s death

Two young men, one young woman and a high school student were charged Wednesday in the shooting death…

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Four expected to be charged with murder of Oak Harbor teen

Investigators and many in the Oak Harbor community are struggling to understand how and why four young people…

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Oak Harbor cop files claim against Island County prosecutor

An Oak Harbor police captain filed a $1.5-million tort claim against Island County this week over a “Brady…

The state Court of Appeals upheld Robert Allan Baker’s first-degree murder conviction and the exceptional sentence but remanded him to superior court for re-sentencing because his attorney “completely abandoned him at sentencing

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Convicted wife killer Baker returns for re-sentencing

A Greenbank man and former pizza business owner who was convicted of murdering his wife and throwing her…

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Alleged crab pot poacher off South Whidbey charged

A Poulsbo man is facing charges for allegedly stealing crab pots and violating Fish and Wildlife rules while…