The Skagit County Board of County Commissioners approved on Monday a four-year contract for Guemes Island Ferry workers with raises totalling 16 percent.

Skagit County Public Health reports that a bat that later tested positive for rabies was handled by a county resident who picked up the bat. 

Another case of mail theft was investigated this week. Read on for that case and others...

Fall is the time when enrollees in the federal program for older people and people with certain disabilities can make changes to their health and drug plans. The decision can be complicated, but here are some key points to keep in mind.

Weightlifting and other forms of resistance training can help stave off loss of muscle mass and other age-related physical decline.

Washington’s framework for redrawing legislative and congressional districts is working OK but there’s room for improvement, particularly with transparency and keeping politicians away from the process.