Mount Vernon (Washington)

Feds: 6 illegal immigrants arrested in Wash.

SEATTLE – Immigration officials say six illegal immigrants have been arrested in Mount Vernon, Wash., after agents descended on a trailer park. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lorie Dankers says five men...

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DC’s Cupcake Scene Has Gone Too Far

Cupcakes On Wheels: DC now has its very own cupcake truck, which is essential because you should never, ever have to walk far to buy a cupcake. Or Indian food. Or Korean food. Or whatever else you can buy from a truck in DC....

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Guilty plea in Wash. shooting spree that killed 6

A man who killed six people, including a sheriff's deputy, in a northwest Washington shooting rampage last year pleaded guilty Tuesday and will spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital or prison.

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No death penalty in Skagit killing spree case

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing six people, including a sheriff's deputy, in a Skagit County shooting rampage last year. Skagit County Prosecutor Rich...

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BRIEF: County could slash more staff positions

Nov 16, 2009 (Skagit Valley Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Skagit Valley Herald Staff Skagit County Budget and Finance Director Trisha Logue presented Skagit County Commissioners Monday morning...

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George Washington's Gristmill and Distillery

The Guided Tour of Part of Mount Vernon Tourists Overlook The First President of the United States ground flour and distilled whiskey. George Washington’s Historical Mount Vernon averages 2500 visitors every day, yet there are...

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Charges filed in death of celebrity dog trainer

Skagit County prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges in superior court in the death of a celebrity dog trainer whose body has yet to be found. The Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Skagit County prosecutors...

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Mount Vernon finds money to construct floodwall

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- The city of Mount Vernon has received enough money to go start with construction of a floodwall that will eventually provide flood protection for the downtown area. Bud Norris, the Mount Vernon mayor,...

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Bike tour sees more participants than previous years

Riders prepare to depart for the annual Mount Vernon to Mount Vernon bike tour Saturday afternoon. Becky Crowder/Hatchet photographer This post was written by Hatchet Staff Writer Katherine Cunningham. A group of 66 students,...

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WA man convicted of assault in road rage case

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- A 35-year-old man has been convicted of felony assault with a deadly weapon and hit and run in an April 2008 road rage incident. A Skagit County jury returned that verdict Tuesday in the case of Willis...

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