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More Mount Vernon students try walking to school
More students at Centennial and Little Mountain elementary schools will be walking or biking to school starting Monday as part of a pilot project to test several safe walking zones around the schools.
Police: Mom uses young daughter to steal teen's violin
UPDATE: Kalob Tatum says his stolen violin was recovered Thursday night. Details about how the violin was returned are sketchy, but Tatum said it is damaged and needs to be repaired before he can play it.
Accused armed robber arrested after failed river crossing
Mount Vernon police say they've nabbed a robber who's been terrorizing the town for more than a week.
Man suspected in 2 Mount Vernon, Wash., robberies
Police in Mount Vernon, Wash., say a 38-year-old Anacortes man arrested in a bicycle theft is also believed responsible for two recent Mount Vernon robberies.
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Candidate filing week kicks off Monday
Those interested in running for one of the 98 elected offices in Skagit County cities, school districts, cemetery districts and ports should file for elected office next week with the Skagit County Elections Department.
The out intern - Ross Mathews is living the Hollywood dream
The Washington state native - Mount Vernon, to be exact - made his big debut as Jay Leno's commentator-in-training, earning the nickname 'Ross the Intern', and then rapidly began popping up on TV shows like The View, Celebrity Fit Club, and Chelsea Lately, where he routinely sits in as a panel member.
Bellingham's Mike Rostron writes sci-fi rock musical
Bellingham playwright and musician Mike Rostron has written a new work, "Evermore," a sci-fi rock musical set more than a thousand years in the future.
Arlington encourages responsible pet ownership
At an April 22 workshop, the Arlington City Council considered the renewal of a contract with the Humane Society of Skagit Valley for the care and housing of stray animals found in Arlington, and while the contract has already saved money for the city, officials have additional ideas on how to drive down the cost for animal control.
'Barefoot Bandit' pleads guilty to burglary
Colton Harris-Moore, right, who is also known as the "Barefoot Bandit," stands in a Skagit County Superior Courtroom, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash., as his attorney, John Henry Browne, second from right, speaks, and Skagit County Deputy Prosecutor Eric Peterson, left, looks on.
'Barefoot Bandit' pleads guilty to burglary
Colton Harris-Moore, right, who is also known as the "Barefoot Bandit," stands in a Skagit County Superior Courtroom, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash., as his attorney, John Henry Browne, second from right, speaks, and Skagit County Deputy Prosecutor Eric Peterson, left, looks on.
Attorney: 'Barefoot Bandit' will plead guilty to burglary charge
Colton Harris-Moore arrives in Skagit County Superior Court in Mount Vernon, Wash., in February with his defense lawyer John Henry Browne.
Catholic health-care systems take over small state hospitals
I attended a meeting of People for Healthcare Freedom in Mount Vernon and left with the sickening thought that no matter what the People for Healthcare Freedom said or did, the board of commissioners would do whatever it wanted ["Hospitals' proposed affiliation with Catholic systems opposed," NWSunday, April 28]. Not that the board means any ill ... (more)
Lynnwood man dies in crash on Highway 9
A Lynnwood man died in a crash Friday afternoon on Highway 9 in Skagit County after his car smashed head-on into a tractor-trailer, the Washington State Patrol said.
Growing number of counterfeit cash cases concern Skagit County
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. Police officers from several agencies served a search warrant today in Burlington in connection with an investigation into counterfeit money.