Skagit County News

A 20-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested Friday morning in connection to the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl earlier this week, according to the Burlington police.

Skagit County will be able to continue providing low-interest loans for septic system repairs and can update its shoreline regulations as a result of two monetary awards from the state Department of Ecology.

As Americans prepare to celebrate the country's independence by igniting colorful explosives, the Department of Natural Resources is preparing for a long fire season thanks to low rainfall this year.

Police in Mount Vernon are looking for witnesses to what may be a possible homicide.

The 18-year-old Mount Vernon man who was found dead in a car with a gunshot wound Monday has been identified as Edgar Cristobal Reyes-Bravo, according to the Skagit County Coroners Office.

Police believe the man whose body was dead on Interstate 5 early this morning committed suicide, Mount Vernon Police Lt.

Whatcom County officials are still in court with a former employee who has made the largest public-records request in the history of the county government.

Washington State University's Whatcom County extension office may face some challenges in the year ahead as a result of budget cuts by both the county and WSU.

The Lynden man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2006 and who led police to her remains more than a year later was ordered Thursday to Western State Hospital for another 180 days.

A 17-year-old Arlington girl has been charged as an adult with attempted murder in the stabbing of a man at a hobo camp in Maryland.

One year after starting, the Skagit County advisory committee on flood control decided Monday it wanted Burlington represented in the 15-member group.

A 47-year-old Concrete man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Skagit County Superior Court to a handful of charges, including attempted murder for allegedly swinging a loaded .444 caliber rifle around a Hamilton bar in late May.

This year is shaping up to be a slow season for citizen initiatives and referendums.

Just as the World Health Organization declared Thursday that swine flu had reached a pandemic level, Skagit County health agencies began preparing for a second outbreak expected to hit the United States this fall.

Skagit County's long-range planning has been severely curtailed after two budget cuts in six months.

Skagit County commissioners Tuesday approved sweeping cuts to county services and staff to close a $2.9 million gap in the county's $49 million general fund budget.

A twice-convicted sex offender has returned to Skagit County to face new charges of rape and sexual exploitation after leading police on two high-speed chases near Moses Lake earlier this spring.

Six people charged last month in connection with a large heroin ring entered not guilty pleas in Skagit County Superior Court on Thursday to a variety of drug trafficking charges.

The public now has more access to information about the Skagit County Planning Commission on the nine-member board's new Web site.

A row of medical buildings on 15th Street across from Skagit Valley Hospital is surrounded by concrete and blacktop.