A Superior Court jury in Mount Vernon Thursday found South Fidalgo resident Alan Gromus guilty of assault in connection with the baseball bat attack on his wife last September.

The City has announced the winners of the annual recycle poster contest. Mayor Dean Maxwell presented each winner with a plaque at this week's City Council meeting.

Four Northwest authors remain on this week's Northwest Bestsellers list. J.A. Jance's Justice Denied is on the list as a mass market paperback. Also, back this week are: The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein; The Other by David Guterson; and, Snuff, by Chuck Palahniuk.

A man wanted in the shooting of two dogs at Heart Lake has been arrested in Pierce County.

After a series of complaints, the City Council has moved to stop people from living in their cars and RVs on city streets.

The City Council has deferred a request to write a local church that plans to allow T-Mobile to build a cell phone tower on church property.