Skagit County prosecutors charged a 42-year-old Concrete man with second-degree murder Friday, March 20, in connection with the disappearance and death of a Concrete woman. Skagit County Sheriff’s ...

After students at Western Washington University got a bill passed in the state Legislature in 2023 to allow student employees working in educational roles to collectively bargain with the university, ...

A flood warning is in effect for the Skagit and Samish rivers in Skagit County as heavy rain pushes them above flood stage. Starting 11 p.m. on Friday, March 20, the National Weat ...

Frustrations with the upcoming construction of a new Whatcom County jail — and fears that funds earmarked to build a new behavioral health center could be transferred to the jail project — were on ...

A medium-sized backyard flock of chickens in Skagit County has tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu. It’s the first detection ever of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Skagit County, ...

As of 7 a.m. Friday, the northbound interstate was closed between North Lake Samish Drive to Fairhaven Parkway, according to the agency. There is no estimated time for when lanes may reopen.

In a state legislative session marked by drama over the “millionaires tax” and the precarity of a large budget deficit, local jurisdictions basked in some bright spots. Whatcom County received much of ...

Nearly a year after debuting its long-awaited rooftop bar, Chuckanut Bay Distillery has another new project in the works: a location at the Portal Container Village. The venue will open this May and ...

New food truck serves farm-fresh food. A husband and wife duo has launched a new food truck in Whatcom County serving “farm-fresh seasonal food.” Darrell Sawyer and Marcie Pal ...

When I was an undergrad at the University of Washington, I went on a study-abroad trip to Brazil. The program was with the international studies department, which is what I have a bachelor’s degree in ...

An escalating war with Iran halfway across the world will likely complicate the finances of growing for farmers like Vander Kooy. The price of fuel, essential for farming equipment such as tractors, ...

Washington State Department of Transportation crews will begin their yearly spring clearing of North Cascades Highway on Monday, March 23, to reconnect access between western and central Washington.