Gov. Jay Inslee has conditionally commuted Rogelio Vasquez’s 46-year sentence after he has already served 22 years. Vasquez was convicted and sentenced following a 1998 crime spree in Coupeville. Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks, who prosecuted Vasquez, recommended approval of the commutation in a statement to the Clemency and Pardons...
The two largest law enforcement offices on Whidbey Island are facing the loss of significant numbers of commissioned officers this year. For some departing Oak Harbor Police Department officers, the significant changes in laws regarding how police officers operate affected their decision to leave. Oak Harbor Police Chief Kevin Dresker...
The just completed Legislative session has provided money for some Island County needs. Among the funded items are body cameras for Sheriff Deputies, funds for the Human Services Department and funds for expanding the Didgwalic Wellness Center. Jessie Stensland has the story with all the details.
The regularly-scheduled roundtable meeting of the Island County Board of Commissioners with county elected and appointed officials for April.
Jessie Stensland writes in the Whidbey News-Times about a Washington State Supreme Court ruling overturning the state’s felony drug possession law as unconstitutional. The ruling vacates the convictions of inmates who were found guilty of this crime, and those who were in custody on such charges are being released. Sheriff...
