Eric Wilkinson

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Washington’s longest running weekly newspaper may fold

The final edition of the La Conner Weekly News will be published Wednesday. A community group hopes to save it. LA CONNER, Wash. — Ken Stern proofreads his final editorial one...

Marysville woman scammed out of $20,000 by fake TV anchor

The senior's family said she is out more than $20,000 after a scammer posed as a famous TV anchor — even using AI tools to convince her. MARYSVILLE, Wash. — A...

Homeless man tries to save 15-year-old crash victim from burning vehicle

Known as "Jeff the Giant," Jeff Pangburn is well-known around Oak Harbor. OAK HARBOR, Wash. — Jeff Pangburn has lived on Whidbey Island for 43 years. It's his home, even if...

Edmonds girl with rare genetic condition hopes to foster acceptance, help others

The 9-year-old is one of only 20 people in the United States currently battling the disease. EDMONDS, Wash. — In the game of life, Harper Foy is not one to sit...

Volunteers send gifts, hope to Ukrainian children as another Christmas approaches

Six hundred gift bags are on their way, with love, from Stanwood, Washington. STANWOOD, Wash. — Children in Ukraine are entering their third consecutive Christmas during wartime. While they...

Family member of homeless woman killed in bomb cyclone speaks out

Debbie O'Connor and her son had been homeless for about a decade. Her son survived the storm. LYNNWOOD, Wash. — On Dec. 7, Kerry O'Connor visited the homeless camp where her...

Petition seeks to raise the minimum temperature to open cold weather shelters in Whatcom County

Supporters want the minimum temperature raised from 32 degrees to 40. BELLINGHAM, Wash. — With freezing temperatures on the way, workers prepared for the season's first opening of Whatcom County's cold...

Salvation Army faces 25% drop in volunteer bell ringers as need soars

The organization's northwest division is seeing a 25% reduction of volunteers. LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Salvation Army Faces 25% Drop in Volunteer Bell Ringers as Washington's Need for Assistance Soars ...

Eric Wilkinson

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