Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her spouse were shot and killed early Saturday in their Brooklyn Park ...

Federal law prohibits noncitizens from accessing Medicaid, but states can shell out money for programs that cover immigrants.

The university’s Board of Trustees approved its 2025–26 operating budget on Friday, June 13, with $234.7 million in expenditures and $231.4 million in projected revenues, with $3.3 million to come ...

A tactical law enforcement training during the school day on June 11 at Ferndale High School wasn’t approved by school district administrators.

Mount Vernon High School celebrated its 365 graduates Thursday, June 12 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. Thousands ...

Starting in two years, House Bill 1163 will require those interested in purchasing guns to apply for a five-year permit ...

At least two apartments on James Street near the Interstate 5 exit at Lakeway were scorched in a Friday morning fire. Bellingham Fire Department and Bellingham Police Department responded to a ...

Long-simmering tension between Mount Vernon City Council member Richard Brocksmith and Skagit County legal adviser Will Honea erupted into a public confrontation and a police report filed after a ...

Two land port of entry expansion projects in Whatcom County have been delayed, as the General Services Administration faces massive staffing cuts.

The women’s baseball team was founded by Western student Lauren Cockrell as an Associated Students’ club in February 2023. Now an alum, Cockrell grew up playing baseball through the Baseball For All ...

Snuggled near the Skagit Regional Airport, is a 15-year, multimillion-dollar enterprise by the Port of Skagit to invest in value-added agriculture.

Bellingham Police are asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 10-year-old child.