Skagit County has officially told all residents within the FEMA 100-year floodplain — which includes 75,000 people — to ...

Andrew Miller is the founder and CEO of Tulip Valley Farms, as well as the executive director of United Way of Skagit County.

Whatcom County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. Deadline: Dec. 20 The Port of Bellingham is seeking input from the public on their experience and ideas for supporting and strengthening the ...

Three Skagit County roads are closed due to flooding, as of Wednesday morning. Several other roads in the county have water ...

Skagit First Step Center and Friendship House evacuated to First United Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon, one of two Mount Vernon-based shelters. The cold weather shelter also joined guests at the ...

Sophia Gates covers rural Whatcom and Skagit counties. She is a Washington State Murrow Fellow whose work is underwritten by taxpayers and available outside CDN's paywall. Reach her at ...

MOUNT VERNON — Gov. Bob Ferguson is urging the federal government to grant an expedited emergency declaration for Washington state amid a “potentially catastrophic” situation. The governor addressed ...

Northwest Washington is experiencing unprecedented flooding, with an estimated 75,000 Skagit Valley residents forced to evacuate within hours of notice. While the situation is still developing, you ...

Bus fares in Whatcom County will increase next fall.

Skagit County including Mount Vernon, Burlington, Conway, La Conner and Edison remain under a flash flood watch. Because of heavy rains and overflow from the Skagit River, it is possible dikes and ...

For those running the shelters or taking refuge, the situation feels eerily similar to catastrophic floods of 2021 ...

The Skagit River near Concrete is predicted to reach a record-breaking 42.88 feet at 4 a.m. Thursday. The current record height is 42.2 feet. It is expected to continue rising to reach a crest of ...