Evacuate now orders have been issued for some areas of Mount Vernon, Burlington and Sedro-Woolley. 

Flooding upriver on the Skagit River has prompted the county to issue warnings to be ready to evacuate for the communities of Rockport, Hamilton, Marblemount, and Concrete.

As floodwaters swelled around Washington, threatening low-lying communities along rivers, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a statewide emergency declaration

 Winds rattled our windows; rain pounded the roof. Perfect conditions, I thought to myself.

Anacortes police this week responded to a complaint at a protest, investigated a fraud case involving financial loss and answered questons about an inappropriate video on a social media platform.

The gun rights group challenging the law has promised an appeal. The issue may eventually land at the U.S. Supreme Court.