Northport News

Fire crews expect to work through the weekend to contain a 100-acre wildfire burning near Northport, Wash.

Firefighters from Stevens County and the Department of Natural Resources are working to put out a wildfire near Northport, Washington.

State veterinarian investigating TB, Brucellosis fears in Canadian herd BY JAMIE HENNEMAN S-E Staff Reporter A herd of over 400 feeder cattle from Canada being held at a ranch near Northport are causing concern with local cattlemen who suspect the possibly illegal band of animals are not vaccinated for the highly contagious diseases of Tuberculosis ...

Trail was greeted with an eye-catching delivery floating up the Columbia River on Aug.

According to Stevens County officials, a train derailment between Kettle Falls and Northport will take days to clean up.

Two railroad engines and a boxcar came off the tracks Wednesday about nine miles south of Northport, Wash.

According to Stevens County officials, a train derailment between Kettle Falls and Northport will take days to clean up.

In this 2007 photo provided by Jon Knechtel, the original Pacific Northwest Trail sign is seen on Samish Overlook near Burlington, Wash.

Mid-year projections look solid, but late 2009 still unknown BY JAMIE HENNEMAN S-E Staff Reporter Because of some recent developments, the 2009 Stevens County budget is looking positive for now, but with unknown variables ahead, no one can breathe a total sigh of relief.

In this 2007 photo provided by Jon Knechtel, the original Pacific Northwest Trail sign is seen on Samish Overlook near Burlington, Wash.

Matt Wolohan, who lives near Northport, Wash., talks about Black Sand Beach during a June interview.

The Washington Department of Ecology and Teck American Inc. have reached an agreement to remove slag from a Columbia River beach just south of the Canadian border near Northport, Wash.

It's only 47 miles from Usk, Washington to the Canadian border, but I would be covering four-fold this distance before nosing the bumper of the JK Overland up to the 49th parallel.

This original Pacific Northwest Trail sign on Samish Overlook is near Burlington.

A Northport, Wash., man is charged with attempted murder and first-degree burglary with a firearm after allegedly shooting a neighbor in a dispute over a gate.