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Six illegal immigrants arrested

MOUNT VERNON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested six alleged gang members from an east Mount Vernon neighborhood Tuesday…




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Cardinals find a setter

MOUNT VERNON — When the Skagit Valley College volleyball team’s season began, outside hitter Ariel Erlenbach figured the extent of her setting…




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Waiting on a vampire.. or possibly a werewolf

BURLINGTON — Dozens of fans of the “Twilight” vampire series came to Cascade Cinemas Thursday night, hours before the first showing…




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The rules of decorum: Teaching the dying art of etiquette

OK, kids, quick etiquette quiz: What’s the correct way to fold a dinner napkin?

Bailey Thatcher had no idea. The 7-year-old watched curiously,…




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