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‘Unimaginable’ loss: Memorial held for 1 of 4 Idaho victims

November 22, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Friends and family gathered Monday to remember one of the four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in their home early Nov.

Outgoing senators backing US recognition for 2 state tribes

By JAY REEVESOctober 28, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Ala. (AP) — Testifying before Congress, Chief Framon Weaver said his Alabama-based tribe, with roots dating back to the 1830s, held a distinction no one else wanted when it came to being recognized by the U.S.

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Court overturns woman’s conviction for soliciting to kill ex

October 12, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An appeals court has overturned a Mount Vernon woman’s conviction for soliciting to kill her former husband.

The Washington Court of Appeals on Monday overturned Vanessa Valdiglesias LaValle’s conviction, The Seattle Times reported.

Friday’s Scores

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Firearms found after standoff ends with 2 brothers killed

August 22, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — State authorities say more than 1,000 firearms and more than 140,000 rounds of ammunition were seized from the Ohio property where a weekend standoff ended with law enforcement shooting and killing two brothers.

2 men killed in officer-involved shooting after standoff

August 21, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — Law enforcement in Ohio shot and killed two men following a nine-hour standoff over the weekend, authorities said.

Knox County sheriff's deputies responded to a report of shots fired at about 11:30 p.m.

Second juvenile in custody after Walmart shooting injuries 5

July 26, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A 16-year-old Mount Vernon boy has turned himself in to law enforcement for his involvement in the July 17 gang-related shooting at Walmart in Mount Vernon that left five injured.

5 shot, hurt in Washington state Walmart amid altercation

July 19, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A customer and an employee of a Walmart were shot and injured along with three young men who authorities said were involved in an altercation inside the store Sunday, police said.

North Cascades Highway reopens Tuesday

May 10, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The North Cascades Highway in Washington state opened to vehicle traffic at 10 a.m. Tuesday, officials said.

“The SR (State Route) 20 North Cascades Highway is open for the season!

Human remains found in southern Illinois IDed as Indy woman

May 6, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (AP) — Human remains discovered in southern Illinois in March have been identified as those of an Indianapolis woman.

The remains found on March 21 near Mount Vernon in Jefferson County belonged to 20-year-old Keriaye M.

Medical clinic to pay $120,000 for importing medication

April 12, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A Mount Vernon medical practice will pay $120,000 to the federal and state governments in a settlement for unlawfully importing medications from a foreign source.

Washington tulip grower, striking workers reach deal

April 5, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Workers at a large Washington tulip grower who went on strike two weeks ago over pay and better work conditions reached an agreement just before the official start of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival April.

Former chiropractor sentenced for sexually touching patients

April 2, 2022 GMT

EVERETT, Wash (AP) — A former chiropractor in western Washington convicted of sexually touching women under the guise of medical treatment has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.

Kenneth Parker, 62, of Mount Vernon received the sentence Friday in Superior Court in Everett after being convicted of four counts of indecent liberties.

Name of Sedro-Woolley cop who fatally shot man released

March 25, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Law enforcement investigators have released the name of the Sedro-Woolley police officer who shot and killed David Babcock of Concrete in February.

Tulip, daffodil farmworkers strike over wages, conditions

March 24, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A group of Washington state tulip and daffodil farm workers have gone on strike to demand that the Washington Bulb Co. improve wages and health and safety protocols.

The strike comes just ahead of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, one of the area’s main tourist attractions that starts April 1.

Human remains found near interstates in southern Illinois

March 23, 2022 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police are investigating human remains discovered in southern Illinois.

The remains were found near Mount Vernon, the Southern Illinoisan reported.

Investigators ID woman nearly 30 years after remains found

Signs of foul play in deaths of Indiana couple in their 70s

November 8, 2021 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — The deaths of a couple in their 70s at their southwestern Indiana home are being investigated by police detectives as homicides.

The Posey County coroner on Sunday identified the victims as 74-year-old John Hall and 74-year-old Elizabeth Hall.

Class 3A Texas high school football playoff pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 8, 2021 GMT

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Class 3A Texas high school football playoff pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 7, 2021 GMT

Class 3A Texas high school football playoff pairings, provided by Texas Football magazine and texasfootball.com and distributed by The Associated Press.

Owner of motel shuttered by public health pleads guilty

October 9, 2021 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The former franchise owner and manager of a Mount Vernon motel that was closed in 2020 because of unsafe methamphetamine levels has pleaded guilty to related charges.

Skagit County sues Seattle for utility financial records

August 25, 2021 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A fight over the lack of fish passage at Seattle City Light dams escalated Tuesday when Skagit County sued the city of Seattle to force the release of some of the utility’s financial records.

Mount Vernon woman sentenced to 7 years for fentanyl sales

August 20, 2021 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A 23-year-old Mount Vernon woman was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for selling fentanyl that had been connected to at least two overdoses, including a 17-year-old from Bellingham.

FACT FOCUS: Indiana doctor’s speech spreads COVID falsehoods

By ALI SWENSON and TERRENCE FRASERAugust 13, 2021 GMT

An Indiana doctor’s recent appearance at a small community school board meeting northeast of Indianapolis has racked up tens of millions of views across social media this week, with users falsely claiming it included facts about COVID-19 that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the federal government don’t want you to hear.

Man convicted for the 4th time in same murder sentenced

July 21, 2021 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A man who has been convicted four times of killing a man in 2005 was sentenced on Tuesday and he said he plans to appeal, again.

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Climate change threat: Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan

June 17, 2021 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing a bird found in the North Cascades as threatened under the Endangered Species Act due to the likelihood that climate change will shrink its high-elevation habitat throughout the state.

Tuesday’s Scores

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Monday’s Scores

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Jury begins deliberations in murder trial in Mount Vernon

June 14, 2021 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A jury will begin deliberations Monday to determine whether Terrance Jon Irby should be convicted of murder for a fourth time in the death of James Rock.

Irby, 63, is accused of killing Rock and stealing several of his guns in 2005, the Skagit Valley Herald reported.