Rivers
Elwha River dam removals ahead of schedule
PORT ANGELES-- Work to remove the Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River is ahead of schedule and should be completed next year -- a year earlier than expected.A Bureau of Land Management river expert, Tim Randle, updated the Port Angeles City Council Tuesday on the work.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Kayaker rescued on Skykomish River near Index
INDEX -- Emergency crews on Saturday rescued a stranded kayaker on the Skykomish River east of Index.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: Meet a world-class gymnast
Kids will flip for thisMore than 300 of the world's best gymnasts will head to Comcast Arena when the 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships open Friday.
Date: 03/13/2012 | Local News
Man vs. waterfall
The death-defying stunts of daredevil Al Faussett (gallery)
Date: 03/11/2012 | Local News
Practiced in flood cleanup
Residents along the Pilchuck know the drill well
Date: 02/24/2012 | Local News
Heavy rains take toll
Mudslide wipes out one house; river swallows another (gallery)
Date: 02/22/2012 | Local News
Monroe, Stanwood, Arlington, other communities brace for flooding
EVERETT -- Emergency crews were gearing up Tuesday for a rush of water expected to flow into local rivers.
Date: 02/21/2012 | Local News
Flood watch issued for Snohomish County rivers
All the major rivers in Snohomish County are under a flood watch this week with heavy rain forecast through Wednesday in the Cascades, according...
Date: 02/20/2012 | Local News
Girl pulled from river
Kayaker helps rescue teen from Snohomish River (video)
Date: 02/06/2012 | Local News
Park for more than birds
Snohomish wetland could be attraction for bird watchers
Date: 01/31/2012 | Local News
Watershed council to explain its work in keeping Stillaguamish River healthy
ARLINGTON -- People are invited to learn what the Stillaguamish Watershed Council does at a meeting set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Stillaguamish Tribe's Angel of the Winds Casino restaurant conference room, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Local News
City of Snohomish works to reduce pollution in river
SNOHOMISH -- The city has taken another step in its efforts to reduce pollution in the Snohomish River.Last week, the City Council approved giving Bellingham-based BOSS Construction Inc. the contract to build the biological filtering system for the wastewater treatment plant.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Local News
Monroe police find rental truck left in river
MONROE -- A rental truck ended up in the Skykomish River on Monday, and getting it out of the drink was proving to be a tricky job.
Date: 11/28/2011 | Local News
Thanksgiving weather: Expect snow in the passes, wind and rain throughout the area
Thanksgiving Day is expected to be wet and windy, but Wednesday should have soaked up most of the nasty weather for the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.Traversing the Cascade Range could be treacherous, however.
Date: 11/23/2011 | Local News
A riverfront dream
Lowell man wants to build interpretive center on a steamboat
Date: 10/31/2011 | Local News
Darrington’s Sauk-Suiattle Tribe welcomes first dugout canoe in generations
DARRINGTON -- For the first time in generations, the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe has a new shovel-nose dugout river canoe.The cedar canoe was delivered to the tribe Sept. 17 by Lummi tribal artist and Salish cultural scholar Felix Solomon, who had been commissioned to carve the canoe.
Date: 09/23/2011 | Local News
Clean up trash along Stillaguamish
Volunteers are welcome by Sound Salmon Solutions for cleanup of trash along the Stillaguamish River in Arlington.Work will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 17.
Date: 09/10/2011 | Life
Seven rescued from Snohomish River after boating accident
EVERETT -- Seven people were plucked from the Snohomish River on Wednesday night after their boat began taking on water.The Everett police marine operations unit was called out about 10:30 p.m. for a report of a boating accident on the river near Dagmars Marina, Sgt. Robert Goetz said.
Date: 09/01/2011 | Local News
Monroe students learn about impacts from the street to the sea
MONROE -- You may live in Monroe, but your actions still affect local bays and waterways.That's what middle school and high school students learned earlier this month during a science camp at Monroe High School.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Local News
'He did a lot for friends'
Vigil honors young man who drowned in Stillaguamish
Date: 08/04/2011 | Local News
Everett man, 19, presumed drowned on Stillaguamish River
ARLINGTON -- A 19-year-old Everett man is presumed to have drowned Monday evening in the Stillaguamish River near Blue Stilly Park northwest of Arlington, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
Date: 08/01/2011 | Local News
Extra risk on streams and rivers this year
A deep snowpack over the winter and recent warm weather elevate the potential danger from creeks and streams in the mountains.
Date: 07/23/2011 | Life
Arlington man who died after driving into river is identified
ARLINGTON -- Officials on Monday identified an Arlington man who died this past weekend after he drove his van off Highway 530 into the Stillaguamish River.
Date: 07/12/2011 | Local News
Woman who drowned on Stillaguamish on Saturday was 31-year-old from Seattle
SEATTLE -- It was a Seattle woman who drowned Saturday in a rafting accident on the Stillaguamish River, officials said.
Date: 07/11/2011 | Local News
Woman dies after being caught underwater on Stillaguamish River
ARLINGTON -- The cold waters of the Stillaguamish River proved irresistible on a warm sunny weekend -- and deadly.Rescuers were called two times to the river this weekend to help people who got into trouble rafting.
Date: 07/10/2011 | Local News
Man drives off road, drowns in Stilly
ARLINGTON -- A man died Saturday evening after he drove his van off State Route 530 into the Stillaguamish River midway between I-5 and Arlington.
Date: 07/10/2011 | Local News
Everett man reported missing on Snohomish River
MONROE -- An Everett man who left a Monroe boat ramp Friday evening to meet up with a friend down river has been reported missing, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office reported.
Date: 06/08/2011 | Local News
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