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WWU women’s basketball adds five players to 2024–25 roster
From left, Elizabeth Swift, Jaylyn Arosemena, Ellie Croco, Alyson Deaver and Libby Stump join the Western Washington University women's basketball team. (Photo courtesy of WWU Athletics) Western Washington University women’s basketball added five new players to fill its 2024–25 — Unlock exclusive Cascadia Daily News subscription discounts, like 50% off...
Sen. Cantwell helps dedicate new Island Health helipad
Island Health welcomed a new rooftop helipad for expediting care for patients in need on July 17. “Today marks a significant milestone in our journey toward enhancing medical care for Anacortes in our surrounding community,” Island Health CEO Elise Cutter said at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
WCL All-Star Game: Bellingham shows off new format for fans
Players carry a teammate while Major League Baseball announcers talk live at the 2024 West Coast League All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 17 in Bellingham. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News) The 2024 West Coast League All-Star Game returned to Bellingham Wednesday, July 17 after nearly a de. Unlock exclusive Cascadia Daily...
Tie Dye in the Park program draws big numbers
This year’s Tie Dye in the Park event, part of the Mount Vernon Summer Reading Program, drew 300-400 people, a skyrocketing turnout compared to several years ago. In 2022, the event only drew about 30 people, but this year it drew a large crowd of kids and families. Participants gathered under the gazebo at Hillcrest Park on July 11 to dye T-shirts and pillow cases in various styles and patterns. ...
Local tribes receive grants for climate resilience
The state Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday it is awarding $52 million to federally recognized tribes for climate resilience work. Local tribes, including the Samish Indian Nation, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe and Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, will each receive $750,000, according to a news release.
Two workers fell into water off I-5, Everett
EVERETT & MARYSVILLE, JULY 17: Last night two Washington State Department of Transportation workers fell into the Steamboat Slough after their work equipment fell over northbound I-5 between Everett and Marysville. At about 6:51 p.m. Everett Fire and Marysville Fire District responded to the incident, with one worker falling 60...
Cantwell tours Island Hospital and new helipad
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) toured Island Hospital today to help celebrate the hospital's newly completed rooftop helipad, constructed above the hospital's Acute Health Care Unit, next to the Emergency Department. The first stop on the tour was the new helipad for a photo op. Sen. Cantwell helped secure $2.5 million...
Police Blotter, July 5 - 11, 2024
Dispatch advised of a vehicle prowl complaint in the Mount Erie parking lot on Thursday, July 11. An Anacortes man reported that his car had been broken into, along with other vehicles parked there. His vehicle had been ransacked, and he discovered some ammunition and a knife to be missing. The responding officer documented the theft.
Worker falls 60 feet off bridge into water near Marysville
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — A contract worker for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) was hospitalized after falling 60 feet off a bridge into water near Marysville on Tuesday evening. Just before 7 p.m., Everett and Marysville firefighters, along with local police, responded to northbound Interstate 5 at milepost...
Update: Guide Meridian reopens following a gas leak closure Wednesday morning
Update: The road has reopened. The original story is below. A gas line rupture near Meridian Street has closed the road between Kellogg Road and Horton Road. People are being told to avoid the area by the Bellingham Police Department. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
Snohomish County woman charged with manslaughter in child's fentanyl death
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. - The Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against Morgan Lee Bassett, 34, for first-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of her toddler from acute fentanyl intoxication. According to court documents, the incident happened on January 14, 2022, when Bassett’s 18-month-old daughter was found unresponsive...
Inslee appoints Whatcom County Superior Court judge
Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Jennifer E. Slattery to the Whatcom County Superior Court bench, the governor’s office announced on July 12. Slattery will fill a fifth position the Washington state legislature created earlier this year. The position was created to help with a backlog of cases. During her...
Global technology and communication outages reported
WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Significant impacts are being reported worldwide following an information technology outage Friday, July 19th, effecting some businesses and infrastructure systems. While impacts reported include some airport operations and some telephone services, as of 7am, local impacts appear few. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued temporary...
2 Of The Nation’s Most Charming Towns Are In Washington!
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A woman's toddler died of a fentanyl overdose in her bed. She is now charged with manslaughter
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — A Stanwood woman was charged July 10 with manslaughter after her young daughter died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022. Morgan Bassett, 34, woke up on the morning of Jan. 14, 2022, to find her toddler, identified by initials in court documents, unresponsive. Authorities arrived at the "manufactured home" to find Bassett and her unresponsive baby as well as two other men.
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