Anacortes American - Fri Nov 27
Leaning trees caused scattered power outages Thursday in Skagit and Island counties, knocking out electricity to at least 1,400 homes or businesses and delaying Thanksgiving dinners.
Second slide blocks Wash.'s Chuckanut DriveBellingham Herald - Fri Nov 27
A second rock slide on Chuckanut Drive just south of Bellingham left residents of about 200 homes stuck in the area for several hours early Friday.
Mudslide Blocks Chuckanut Drive Near BellinghamKCPQ - Fri Nov 27
Another mudslide has forced the closure of SR 11 just north of Spokane Street near the Whatcom-Skagit County line.
MV woman caught with ecstasy on borderBusiness Pulse of Skagit County - Thu Nov 26
A 20-year-old Mount Vernon woman was arrested at the Canadian border on Monday for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1,285 tablets of ecstasy into the United States.
Bail halved for man charged in dog trainer deathKXLY-TV Spokane - Thu Nov 26
A judge has reduced bail for a man charged with murdering a Northwest dog-trainer-to-the-stars from $5 million to $2.5 million.
Skagit Valley Herald Christmas Fund 2009 kicks offBusiness Pulse of Skagit County - Thu Nov 26
Jackie Donovan sorts through a pile of doll toys Monday that were donated to the Christmas Fund by the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.
Bail halved for man charged in dog trainer deathKNDO - Wed Nov 25
A judge has reduced bail for a man charged with murdering a Northwest dog-trainer-to-the-stars from $5 million to $2.5 million.
Defendanta s bail reduced in dog-trainer slaying caseAnacortes American - Wed Nov 25
A judge this morning cut in half the $5 million bail of a 41-year-old man accused of planning and carrying out the murder of an elite Anacortes dog trainer.
Winco Foods decision expected in mid-DecemberBusiness Pulse of Skagit County - Wed Nov 25
The hearing about a proposed Winco Foods Store here ended Monday, though a decision from the hearing examiner is not expected until mid-December. Two previous sessions of the hearing had been canceled due to settlements between Winco and the appellant group, Citizens for a Sustainable Mount Vernon.
Money will buy cleaner engine for Lady WashingtonBusiness Pulse of Skagit County - Tue Nov 24
An anonymous gift has pushed the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport to 78 percent of its goal of raising $100,000 to purchase a new engine for the state's official ship, the Lady Washington.
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