Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: Planning your trip to see the flowers in bloom

The 2023 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival kicks off Saturday, and organizers want to make sure if you're planning a trip to see the flowers, plan ahead. The annual festival runs from April 1-30.

Maintenance man helps save woman hit in Mount Vernon double shooting

A woman ran to get help from a maintenance worker who was outside a steakhouse after she was shot Monday night.  The shooting happened just before 10 p.m.in the driveway of a mobile home park, a couple of hundred feet from the restaurant in Mount Vernon. 

Dogs now allowed at Tulip Town

Good news for dog owners-- you can finally bring your furry friend to see the iconic tulips in Skagit County!

WDFW: Over 700 geese, other waterfowl in Skagit County dead from bird flu

Biologists with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said they have recovered more than 700 dead waterfowl due to avian flu. 

6 suspects charged in North Sound drug trafficking operation

Six suspects have been federally charged in connection to a Mexico-based drug trafficking operation in the North Sound.

Coroner confirms 4 University of Idaho students died from stabbing

Autopsies have been completed on four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death inside a rental house near campus, and the results have been forwarded to law enforcement, the Spokane County Medical Examiner said Thursday.

'He lit up many of my dark days:' Loved ones remember WA student killed in U. of Idaho quadruple homicide

Friends, family and loved ones gathered to light candles, lay flowers, fly balloons to share memories of Ethan Chapin, the 20-year-old who was among four University of Idaho students found murdered in a home over the weekend. 

Anacortes HS delays start of class due to bomb threat; 2nd threat this week

Anacortes police and its school district are investigating after a bomb threat was made against Anacortes High School on Wednesday morning.

Court overturns Mount Vernon woman’s conviction for soliciting to kill ex husband

Vanessa Valdiglesias LaValle had been found guilty in 2021 for trying to persuade her son to kill his father with rat poison. Valdiglesias LaValle was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the conviction, which will now be sent back to trial court.