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12 hrs ago | Business Pulse of Skagit County

Arrest made in rape of 14-year-old

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.

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Anacortes American

Ecology awards money to county

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.

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Related Topix: Science, Ecology

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Anacortes American

Fire risk has officials on watch

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.

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Related Topix: Weather, Seattle Metro, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Darrington, WA

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Q13.com KCPQ TV

Police Ask For Help After A Body Is Found Near I-5 In Mount Vernon

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

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Anacortes American

Coroner identifies victim of fatal shooting

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.

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Anacortes American

Pedestrian death appears to be suicide, police say

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

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA, Suicide

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Bellingham Herald

Whatcom County still in legal fight with former employee

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.

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Related Topix: Whatcom County, WA, Bellingham, WA

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Bellingham Herald

WSU extension cuts to have minimal impact in Whatcom County

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.

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Related Topix: Washington State University, Mount Vernon, WA

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Anacortes American

Man accused of killing ex sent back to hospital

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.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Lynden, WA, Whatcom County, WA, Bellingham, WA

Anacortes American

Teen arrested in Md. stabbing also wanted in Skagit County

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.

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Related Topix: Arlington, WA, Seattle Metro, Tacoma, WA, Mount Vernon, WA

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Anacortes American

County flood committee wants Burlington to join

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

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Related Topix: Burlington, WA, Mount Vernon, WA

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Anacortes American

Concrete man enters not guilty plea to attempted murder

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.

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Related Topix: Concrete, WA, Hamilton, WA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Time ebbs for ballot measures; Eyman's might be only one on ballot

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

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Related Topix: Yakima County, WA, Woodinville, WA, Seattle Metro, Gay/Lesbian

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Anacortes American

Skagit County prepares for increase in swine flu

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.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza, Anacortes, WA

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Anacortes American

No money, staff for county planning projects

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

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Related Topix: La Conner, WA, Mount Vernon, WA

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Business Pulse of Skagit County

County finalizes $2.9 million in cuts

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.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Anacortes American

Repeat sex offender facing new charges

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.

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Related Topix: Moses Lake, WA, Mount Vernon, WA, San Juan County, WA

Fri Jun 05, 2009

Business Pulse of Skagit County

Six plead not guilty after large heroin bust

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.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Mount Vernon, WA

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Anacortes American

County planning body has new Web site

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

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Related Topix: Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Vernon, WA

Tue Jun 02, 2009

Anacortes American

Rain garden trend growing in Skagit County

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

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Mount Vernon, WA, Anacortes, WA

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