Jan 2, 2012 | Bellingham Herald
Deputies investigate Wash. haystack fires
The fires caused more than $100,000 in damage. The first fire, in a stack of straw, happened Dec.
Salmon help attract bald eagles to the upper Skagit River valley
With the bald eagles returning to the area, the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center will open for the viewing season on Friday.
News, writer of the year awards for Valley Record team
Three award-winning stories from the Valley Record, as they appeared in print: Carol Ladwig's 'Alternative medicine' from March 2011; Ladwig's 'A Growing Hunger' and Seth Truscott's 'Hunting to save the herd,' from December 2010.
Weather could drive marijuana growers to lower elevations | May 30,
The U.S. Forest Service issued an advisory last week about marijuana grows on public land.
Stranded woman's condition upgraded to good
The condition of a Canadian woman who survived seven weeks in remote Nevada mountains by rationing trail mix and hard candy was upgraded to good Tuesday by doctors in Idaho.