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Barry and Ruth Hutchinson, a couple in their 80s, had been living off the land and homesteading along the Nooksack River...
12/20/2025

Barry and Ruth Hutchinson, a couple in their 80s, had been living off the land and homesteading along the Nooksack River for 45 years before waters swept their home downriver.

Couple in their 80s scrambled to save what they could

With flood evacuation notices lifted, Skagit County residents are returning home to grapple with the damage left by the ...
12/20/2025

With flood evacuation notices lifted, Skagit County residents are returning home to grapple with the damage left by the record-setting natural disaster.

Debris from flood-damaged homes poured into waste facility Friday

Reporters at CDN have been grateful for the time taken by victims of this month's historic floods to share their stories...
12/20/2025

Reporters at CDN have been grateful for the time taken by victims of this month's historic floods to share their stories with the local newspaper. CDN needs more of the same sort of help from readers to guide follow up reporting on what went right — and wrong — with flood planning and recovery, writes Executive Editor Ron Judd, putting out a call for more first-person accounts from the public.

Your experiences help the local newsroom hold officials to account

Between 55 and 60 Burlington homes were flooded on Friday, Dec. 12 when Gages Slough overflowed early in the morning. Th...
12/19/2025

Between 55 and 60 Burlington homes were flooded on Friday, Dec. 12 when Gages Slough overflowed early in the morning. The city says the event happened because the Skagit River blew through a piece of high ground east of town that had served as a natural d**e between the river and the slough.

City says natural d**e failure led to unprecedented amount of water

Community members affected by the historic floods are invited to the Sumas Christian Reformed Church from 10 a.m. to 3 p...
12/19/2025

Community members affected by the historic floods are invited to the Sumas Christian Reformed Church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday to fill a sack with donated toys, clothes and everyday essentials at a free-of-charge Christmas event.

Organizers continue to take donations of toys, clothes and everyday essentials today

A professor at Western Washington University recently patented a device that addresses a common issue with a surgical to...
12/19/2025

A professor at Western Washington University recently patented a device that addresses a common issue with a surgical tool used to repair fractures in long bones.

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CDN columnist Kayla Heidenreich reflects on the recent and devastating Washington floods from her outpost in Alaska.
12/19/2025

CDN columnist Kayla Heidenreich reflects on the recent and devastating Washington floods from her outpost in Alaska.

CDN columnist Kayla Heidenreich reflects on Mother Nature from her outpost in Alaska

December's record-breaking floods in Northwest Washington are expected to severely impact salmon populations in the comi...
12/19/2025

December's record-breaking floods in Northwest Washington are expected to severely impact salmon populations in the coming years.

State-managed boat ramps damaged, wildlife areas flooded

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown intensified across Washington in the late summer and early fall, new da...
12/19/2025

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown intensified across Washington in the late summer and early fall, new data indicates.

More and more of those arrested don’t have criminal records, according to new data

Squalicum boys swim had no trouble dispatching visiting Sedro-Woolley in a 94-66 victory over the Cubs on Thursday at th...
12/19/2025

Squalicum boys swim had no trouble dispatching visiting Sedro-Woolley in a 94-66 victory over the Cubs on Thursday at the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center.

The Storm won 10 of 12 events

Impacts of last week's floods on farms were mixed, with some faring better than in 2021. Some, however, have been left q...
12/19/2025

Impacts of last week's floods on farms were mixed, with some faring better than in 2021. Some, however, have been left questioning what their future looks like now.

The impact of flooding has been mixed, with some farms faring better than in 2021

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