SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The Olmsted Park project is one step closer to reaching its funding goals.
The following are criminal cases heard Thursday in Skagit County Superior Court:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees the licensing of hydroelectric dams, issued last week a study plan determination for the relicensing of Seattle City Light’s three-dam Skagit River Hydroelectric Project.
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The following are criminal cases heard Thursday in Skagit County Superior Court:
MOUNT VERNON — For the fourth time Tuesday, the daughter of a man killed in 2005 faced the man convicted of killing her father.
Here’s a sampling of recent calls to local police and fire agencies:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees the licensing of hydroelectric dams, issued last week a study plan determination for the relicensing of Seattle City Light’s three-dam Skagit River Hydroelectric Project.
ANACORTES — A disease the state Department of Fish and Wildlife determined in early June was killing deer on the San Juan Islands is now believed to be affecting deer in Anacortes.
An illness caused by eating bad oysters is reaching record case numbers following the heat wave that baked the region, including its beaches.
Although the record-setting, triple-digit temperatures of the deadly June heat wave have subsided, concern is growing over what high temperatures this summer will do to rivers and streams.
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon School Board approved Wednesday the school district’s 2021-22 budget, which will see the district continuing to make good on a goal to enhance equity throughout its schools.
CONWAY — The Conway School Board approved Monday evening the school district’s budget for the 2021-2022 school year.
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LA CONNER — In his first three weeks on the job, La Conner School District Superintendent Will Nelson has set the bar high, especially for himself.
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s top epidemiologist is recommending that everyone wear a mask or face covering in crowded indoor places because of the rise of the COVID-19 delta variant — even if they have been vaccinated.
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and other city officials plan to add a response unit for 911 calls that don’t require typical, armed police officers.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a security guard found dead in downtown Tacoma was severely beaten by a U.S. Army Ranger after she tried to stop the intoxicated man from entering a building, according to court documents.
SEATTLE (AP) — A man accused of killing his wife at a Bellevue bar has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm.
SEATTLE, July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Â Executives of Realogics Sotheby's International Realty (RSIR) witnessed a meteoric rise in buyer demand as inventory plummeted during the first half of 2021 compared with the prior year. This propelled at trend at both the region's most affordable…
Can slicing a 100-mile trench into the bed of the Columbia River be good for the environment? The answer is a big yes, says a team of energy developers that proposes submerging power cables in the riverbed.
CONCRETE — Amid developing an annual summer travel guide insert for the Concrete Herald, juggling other duties as the monthly newspaper’s owner-publisher/editor and responsibilities as the current mayor of Concrete the past week, Jason Miller was also occasionally scanning the candidate fili…
A third candidate filed to run for mayor of Anacortes just before the conclusion of filing week for the 2021 election, and two candidates — including the incumbent — filed to run for mayor of Concrete hours before the deadline on Friday.
Skagit County Planning Commissioner Mark Lundsten abruptly resigned Tuesday, citing a monthslong disagreement with the rest of the commission over whether he had a right to offer a minority opinion on a vote.
Fifty-five Skagit County restaurants received pandemic relief grants totaling about $11.2 million from the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund, according to a Skagit Valley Herald analysis of data from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Following public outreach this winter and spring, Skagit County is moving forward with its agritourism study, and is beginning to discuss possible policy changes.
Following last month’s historic heat wave, the state has updated rules requiring more precautions for workers exposed to hot weather, such as those in agriculture and construction.
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