Skagit County News

A 48-year-old woman who claims she accidentally shot her boyfriend in the back while they were in bed together was sentenced Thursday to almost two years in prison for the assault.

The North Sound Mental Health Administration has agreed to $140,000 in back payments to Skagit County for staffing involuntary commitment hearings that come from outside the area.

A 41-year-old Kennewick man was charged with first-degree premeditated murder for the homicide of an elite Anacortes-area dog trainer, though the victim's body still hasn't been found more than a week after he disappeared.

The number of unemployed workers in Skagit County stayed virtually the same in October as in September, according to statistics released today by the Employment Security Department.

Skagit County Prosecutor Rich Weyrich is expected to announce Tuesday whether he will seek the death penalty against Isaac Zamora.

The National Weather Service is warning of possible damaging 40 mph winds with gusts to 60 on Monday night and Tuesday morning from the Washington coast, through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and into Whatcom and Skagit counties.

A series of storms will bring heavy rain and wind to Western Washington later tonight through Tuesday.

Skagit County prosecutors filed first-degree murder charges Friday against a Kennewick man accused of killing T. Mark Stover, a charismatic dog trainer whose clients included a host of Pacific Northwest celebrities including Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz and Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.

A 41-year-old Kennewick man was charged with first-degree premeditated murder for the homicide of an elite Anacortes-area dog trainer, though the victim's body still hasn't been found more than a week after he disappeared.

The man who trained dogs for an elite Seattle clientele may have understood canine psychology better than his own sometimes volatile emotions.

Christine Turnbaugh sees a cookbook as more than a collection of recipes for making tasty tidbits like honey pork chops, pumpkin mousse or Moroccan chicken with basmati rice.

Skagit County departments have until Wednesday to find ways to trim their general fund budgets by 5 percent.

Bernadina Luna remembers growing up in Southern Mexico, where she celebrated the Day of the Dead by visiting the cemetery where her great grandparents and other loved ones were buried.

A man who arranged the April sale of two kilograms of cocaine worth $55,000 to an undercover detective in Bellingham pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle Tuesday, Nov.

Police in Anacortes said they suspect a well known dog trainer was murdered, but the man's body has not been found, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

A police helicopter searched the woods surrounding the home and business of Mark Stover.

Skagit Publishing has launched a new annual publication showcasing all of Skagit County that will be distributed around the region beginning in March.

Volunteer Mike Naylor of Mount Vernon processed intake forms for 500 patients receiving H1N1 immunizations Tuesday at the Skagit County Health Department.

Guy D. Corp, owner of Mount Vernon based grafixCORP, and Jeremy McCullough, VP Commercial Lending of Business Bank, recently announced that they have begun efforts to publish a Skagit County regional Tourism and Residents Guide, to be known as the I Love Skagit County Visitors' & Newcomers' Guide.

Skagit County is under a flood watch Thursday afternoon through late Friday night, according to the National Weather Service.