Canadian mining company applies to test-drill Skagit River

SEATTLE (AP) — A Canadian company has applied for an exploratory gold and copper mining permit in the headwaters of the Skagit River, which flows from British Columbia and through northwest Washington state to Puget Sound. Imperial

Alleged shoplifter killed by car after taser shot

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A shoplifting suspect in Mount Vernon was killed by a passing vehicle when an officer used a Taser to disable him during a chase that led into the roadway. About 8:30 p.m.

Eastern Washington counties already setting burn bans

Cowlitz County, WA – Several counties in Southwest Washington issued burn bans Wednesday after firefighters battled dozens of brush fires. In Cowlitz County near Kelso, State fire assistance has been mobilized to support local firefighters in what’s

Man who killed Deputy found to be in the US illegally

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The road rage suspect who killed a sheriff’s deputy, wounded a police officer and died in a central Washington state shootout this week was living in the United States illegally, the federal government