The Bolt Creek fire was up to 9,400 acres, with 5 percent contained. Evacuation orders were downgraded as weather and winds shifted.
Shifting winds and rain showers will likely lower the risk for homes in Index. Rocks have toppled on U.S. 2.
Evacuation orders remained in place. Only 50% of residents asked to leave had gone, according to the sheriff’s office.
Evacuations were mandatory from Index to Skykomish. In 12 hours, it grew to an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 acres, shutting down U.S. 2.
Several thousand acres in the Cascades — over 180 near Darrington — were burning this week as a long weekend approached.
James Johnston claimed “he was messing with the gun, trying to clear a malfunction and it went off.” Detectives didn’t believe him.
Weeks after Irah Sok’s homicide, neighbors were still at a loss. “It’s overwhelming,” one neighbor said.
Greg Nance, 33, has run across the United States and up mountains, raising more than $110,000 for youth mental health.
Detectives suspect the man, of Blaine, used a hook, line and mouse trap sinker to steal from bank deposit boxes around Puget Sound.
James Laurino, now 75, was charged for alleged misconduct in a pre-employment physical exam he performed on a woman in her 20s.
If passed, the motion will bring 340 body-worn cameras to the sheriff’s office — outfitting many deputies, but not all of them.
Fentanyl and meth were the two most prevalent drugs leading to deadly overdoses in the first four months of 2022.
No suspects have been arrested in the homicide of Irah Sok, 36, a photographer who specialized in maternity and newborn portraits.
In Marysville and Edmonds municipal courts, people aren’t showing up for jury duty, causing cases to pile up.
Finley Hilde, 22, of Mount Vernon, was arrested Saturday.
Jose Espinoza Aguilar had just been released from prison in May for another shooting. He now faces charges of first-degree assault.
Volunteers spent eight years repairing the 57-year-old North Mountain Fire Lookout. Last week, they gathered to celebrate.
James Johnston, 30, reportedly claimed the fatal shot was a misfire. He remained in jail Monday.
Ranger Justin Sundstrom spends his days patroling for illegal shooting, picking up trash — and exploring a slice of paradise.
The whale has lingered around Possession Sound. It’s unclear if it will join a group of regular visitors known as the Sounders.
