A local couple contacted police this week to report several thousand dollars worth of collectables and jewelry missing from their storage unit.

A woman who said her husband assaulted her during an argument while stopped along highway 20 was picked up by a passerby and taken to Island Hospital for treatment.

As of Feb. 14, 2017, Skagit County Public Health has confirmed three cases of mumps in Skagit County, including one student in the Mount Vernon School District.

Its attributes are mind-boggling, from trails and boardwalks through 25 acres of freshwater wetlands to an inviting 2,000-foot sandy beach with sub tidal eelgrass beds and all of the creatures drawn by that rich marine environment.

Police arrested and charged a man with DUI and hit-and-run in connection with hitting a building in his pickup, driving across a residential lawn and then through a commercial alleyway.

This week, my colleagues and I heard testimony from teachers, parents, principals, school district administrators, and advocate groups on the two proposed education funding plans put forth.