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Have Fun, Mount Vernon To Mars
The Mars Rover initiates sleep mode for a cold night ahead. Walt Disney Pictures Sheep are among the many animals that lived at the home of our first president.
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Have Fun, Mount Vernon To Mars
The Mars Rover initiates sleep mode for a cold night ahead. Walt Disney Pictures Sheep are among the many animals that lived at the home of our first president.
Have Fun, Mount Vernon To Mars
The Mars Rover initiates sleep mode for a cold night ahead. Walt Disney Pictures Sheep are among the many animals that lived at the home of our first president.
Little citizens analyze evidence to solve - murder'
Danielle Olson, 9, gets a hand from Officer Del Farrell in lifting a fingerprint off a soda bottle found at the scene.
Portrait honors soldier killed in Afghanistan
Edmonds artist Michael Reagan drew this portrait of Cpl. Jason Bogar. Michael O'Leary/ The Herald The Rev.
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Nude man in tree creates a stir
A downtown apartment building was evacuated after a man pulled the fire alarm, climbed out of a window into a tree and stripped off his clothes, according to a Mount Vernon police spokeswoman.
Friday funeral for local soldier killed in Afghanistan
A memorial for Cpl. Jason Bogar, killed by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St.
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Burlington Starbucks store closing
The Starbucks store on South Burlington Boulevard in Burlington will be among 600 U.S. stores that the Seattle-based coffee retailer will close by the end of March, the company announced Thursday.
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Knife fight leads to injuries, arrest
A knife fight early Friday morning led to two men being taken to the hospital, one of whom was later arrested.
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State recommends whooping cough vaccines, even for adults
Because of outbreaks in Washington state and across the nation, the state Department of Health is recommending anyone from age 11 to 64 receive a vaccine for whooping cough, or pertussis.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates visited Airmen here and Soldiers at neighboring Fort Lewis July 7-8. Secretary Gates, who lives near Mount Vernon, Wash., when he is not at the Pentagon, stopped by McChord ...
Prosecutor extends deadline for staffing on mental health commitments
Mental health commitments will continue in Skagit County for two more months at least, as county representatives on the North Sound Mental Health Administration board look for new ways to fund the commitment ...
WA man injured in construction accident dies
An Allyn, Wash., man has died as a result of injuries he sustained while constructing a well in Skagit County.
Dial-up customers in no hurry to join high-speed world
Lisa Todnem, right, and her husband Michael McClellan shop for a car on-line while their kids, Brianna McClellan, 4, and Zachary McClellan, 7, look on.
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Wetland project draws mixed opinions at public hearing
A proposed wetland project was lauded as "alternative agriculture" and derided as destructive to farmland during a public hearing Thursday.
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Rhematology services come to Skagit Valley Medical Center
Skagit Valley Medical Center in Mount Vernon last month became the first Skagit health facility to offer rhematology services with the hiring of Dr.
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Loggerodeo vendors say economy hurt this year
' It was lunch hour at the food and craft vendors' area at Loggerodeo, on a parking lot just south of State Street.
Even reporters need vacations, and reporter Debra Smith plans to take a long one -- all of July.
Man's death a stark reminder of food allergy risks
Daniel Sargent was at Magnuson Park on Sunday, celebrating a friend's 30th birthday.
Financial firm buys Skagit Gardens in Mount Vernon
Skagit Gardens Inc. of Mount Vernon has been purchased by a Portland, Ore., investment company.