(BELLINGHAM)— A plan for what will be the largest of Whatcom County’s parks was approved Tuesday by the Whatcom County Council.

In a decision marred by accusations of backroom deals, corruption and conspiracy – claims that were never substantiated – the council voted 4-3 in favor of a plan for …

(SEDRO-WOOLLEY)— Police say students at Sedro-Woolley High School were dismissed for the day at about 2:15 p.m. yesterday afternoon after an explosion was heard inside the building.

Authorities say the school was evacuated and the Washington State Patrol’s bomb squad investigated the explosion, which was sparked by a 15-year-old student setting …

(SKAGIT COUNTY)— The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs released its 2011 statewide crime statistics report earlier this week.

The report indicates that the statewide crime rate has been inching downward since 2005.

In Skagit County, including every police department and the Sheriff’s Office, total crime went down 12.7 percent …

(OLYMPIA)– The Washington State Department of Ecology recently awarded more than $18.8 million in grant funding to 95 city and county government agencies to support waste reduction and recycling and solid waste enforcement in Washington.

In Skagit County, the Skagit County Public Works Department received $300,000 while the Skagit County Public …

(SEDRO-WOOLLEY)- A 52-year-old Auburn man was killed Saturday afternoon while riding his homemade motorized bicycle on Highway 9.

The bicyclist was trying to make a lane change when he collided with a Jeep near the Skagit River Bridge.  He died at the scene.

The driver of the Jeep was uninjured.