CASE BACKGROUND: The plaintiff Ostling family is expected to wrap up its case this week. They’re suing the city of Bainbridge Island for alleged civil rights violations against Douglas Ostling, the night the 43-year-old was shot and killed by police.
Reporter Tristan Baurick is at court live blogging the proceedings today.
CASE BACKGROUND: The plaintiff Ostling family is expected to wrap up its case this week. They’re suing the city of Bainbridge Island for alleged civil rights violations against Douglas Ostling, the night the 43-year-old was shot and killed by police.
Reporter Tristan Baurick is at court live blogging the proceedings today.
A driver hit a motorcycle and then hit a van before getting out of his car and hitting his head against the ground while fleeing police. He was sent to the hospital and then jail, where his bail was set at a whopping $125,000.
I’ve got three weeks worth of blotter for you today. A big thanks to Tad Sooter for covering for me while I was on vacation.
The blotter is below.
CASE BACKGROUND: The plaintiff Ostling family is expected to wrap up its case early this week. They’re suing the city of Bainbridge Island for alleged civil rights violations against Douglas Ostling, the night the 43-year-old was shot and killed by police.
Reporter Tristan Baurick will be in court live blogging the proceedings today. Court is set to begin at 9:30 a.m.
After a decade-long dormancy, the island’s legendary Scotch Broom Festival bloomed again on Wednesday.
Born in the ’60s, the free-spirited celebration began fading out after it got “too formal, too organized” in the late ’90s, according to one of the festival organizers.
This year, the 30-minute-long festival and impromptu Winslow Way parade came as a surprise to all but a few “Old Bainbridge” insiders.
Sun videographer Amy Phan caught all the tiddlywink-playing and queen-crowning action.
Read the story and see a photo gallery here.
