Big Lake News

Dogs from as far away as British Columbia and Marysville gathered together Saturday for a day of all things canine during the fifth annual Bark in the Park at Storvik Park.

At least three motors were stolen from boats in the Big Lake area Thursday afternoon, and more are possibly missing, according to Will Reichardt, chief criminal deputy with the Skagit County Sheriff's Office.

Get the Flash Player to see this player. Frank Varga Principal Brian Isakson is covered with ice cream toppings Friday during an assembly at Big Lake Elementary.

A plan to direct treated wastewater from the Big Lake sewer system to Nookachamps Creek has brought some doubting responses from the public and concerns from the state Department of Ecology.

Sedro-Woolley parents and teachers didn't like what they heard Monday night about budget cuts for the school district.

META cast learns a little history for its production of 'Fiddler on the Roof' 2 Comments 79 views Aaron Burkhalter Skagit Valley Herald April 23, 2009 - 10:09 AM Get the Flash Player to see this player.

Get the Flash Player to see this player. Frank Varga Tulip ambassador Veronica Pratt looks out a helicopter window Monday at tulip fields west of Mount Vernon.

A last-minute lawsuit filed by Saving Pets One at a Time has stalled a court order to release 28 dogs back to their Big Lake owner, who is now criminally charged with animal cruelty.

The adoption process for the majority of the dogs taken from a Big Lake dog operation in January began today.

A Skagit County judge has ordered 28 of 40 dogs confiscated from a Big Lake breeder returned to the owner.

Pups like this one are among hundreds now up for adoption after they were seized in January from a kennel operation at Big Lake.

Twenty-eight of 40 dogs confiscated from local breeder Kris Finch will be returned to her, a judge ruled Tuesday.

A Big Lake couple has forfeited more than 400 dogs that prosecutors say were involved in a large "puppy mill," according to the Skagit County Prosecutors Office.

Two house fires within two blocks of each other were reported 6 minutes apart in this lakeside town Saturday night, one ending in a total loss and burn injuries to an occupant.

A Big Lake couple entered not guilty pleas to 10 criminal counts against them in connection with a kennel operation that prosecutors said was a "puppy mill" housing 443 dogs.

The husband and wife charged in connection with the seizure of 443 dogs from a kennel in the Big Lake area in January entered not guilty pleas this morning to 10 charges in Skagit County Superior Court.

Mount Vernon residents Linda Brown, 46, and Carol Watilo, 50, review the results of Brown's yearlong energy-conservation efforts Tuesday at Watilo's home near Big Lake.

Kennel owner says she is a 'reputable dog breeder' 2 Comments 383 views Tahlia Ganser Skagit Valley Herald February 20, 2009 - 09:03 AM Kris Finch declared herself a "reputable dog breeder" in Skagit County ...

Local dog breeder Kris Finch wants her canines and ponies back, and she has filed a civil petition asking a judge to return them to her.

A Skagit County District Court judge issued a bench warrant Tuesday for the arrest of Marjorie Sundberg, who is charged with four counts of second-degree animal cruelty for the alleged mistreatment of four of ...