The Skagit Stabilization, Treatment, and Recovery (STAR) Center is operated by Pioneer Human Services and has 48 total voluntary beds, including 16 crisis stabilization beds, 16 acute detox beds and ...

An unassuming little restaurant attached to the back of the Shell station on State Route 20 in Sedro-Woolley, Bapster is a hidden gem. I completely missed its opening about a year ago, but as a huge ...

Skagit County prosecutors charged a 42-year-old Concrete man with second-degree murder Friday, March 20, in connection with the disappearance and death of a Concrete woman. Skagit County Sheriff’s ...

A flood warning is in effect for the Skagit and Samish rivers in Skagit County as heavy rain pushes them above flood stage. Starting 11 p.m. on Friday, March 20, the National Weat ...

After students at Western Washington University got a bill passed in the state Legislature in 2023 to allow student employees working in educational roles to collectively bargain with the university, ...

Frustrations with the upcoming construction of a new Whatcom County jail — and fears that funds earmarked to build a new behavioral health center could be transferred to the jail project — were on ...

A medium-sized backyard flock of chickens in Skagit County has tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu. It’s the first detection ever of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Skagit County, ...

As of 7 a.m. Friday, the northbound interstate was closed between North Lake Samish Drive to Fairhaven Parkway, according to the agency. There is no estimated time for when lanes may reopen.

In a state legislative session marked by drama over the “millionaires tax” and the precarity of a large budget deficit, local jurisdictions basked in some bright spots. Whatcom County received much of ...

Nearly a year after debuting its long-awaited rooftop bar, Chuckanut Bay Distillery has another new project in the works: a location at the Portal Container Village. The venue will open this May and ...

In Bellingham now, when I’m like, ‘Hey, there’s this thing happening downtown, I need people there,’ or, ‘I need people to donate’ … I am so much more assured that my community will follow through ...

That gap persists because the century-old ferry connection between Anacortes, Friday Harbor and Vancouver Island remains suspended for a seventh year by Washington State Ferries. The international ...