The Burlington Police Department and Skagit County Emergency management issued a city-wide evacuation this morning, after ...

A foot and a half of rain pushed the water levels of at least four rivers in Washington, including the Skagit River, to hit ...

Residents near the Snohomish and Skagit rivers are facing the brunt of potentially "catastrophic" floods. See the latest ...

When a million kokanee were flushed out of Green Peter Reservoir in 2023, immediately killing tens of thousands of the fish, it was one of the first and most striking impacts of a controversial ...

Seattle’s fishing culture is something to be proud of. Drive over the Ballard Bridge on any given day and you’ll see the fleet docked below. The weathered, working boats stacked with gear, waiting for ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — The Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a stabbing incident at the Skagit River Bridge on Riverside Drive around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival at the scene, officers ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A 43-year-old man died Sunday after being stabbed multiple times near the Skagit River Bridge in Mount Vernon, police said. Mount Vernon officers responded to reports of a ...

Here’s a fun one: a “fish taxi” is being credited for record sockeye salmon return in Washington’s Skagit River. (Renewable Energy World) Puget Sound Energy reported a record 91,880 sockeye salmon ...

WDFW reports 91,880 sockeye returned to Skagit and Baker River system in 2025. 1.5 million juvenile sockeye passed Baker Lake collectors in May 2025. PSE, Upper Skagit, Swinomish and WDFW expanded ...

A record number of sockeye salmon returned to Skagit Bay and the Skagit River this year on their annual spawning migration. From June through October, more than 91,880 sockeye returned to the Skagit ...

About 92,000 adult sockeye made the annual migration to the Baker River and eventually to Baker Lake from June through October. The Idaho State Journal invites you to take part in the community ...