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A 47-year-old man who died after being shot in the head early Thursday morning near Concrete was identified as Allen Kesterson of the Concrete area, according to the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies responding to a shooting  in the 38800 block of Highway 20  found Kesterson dead when they arrived at 4:13 a.m. A 30-year-old man was arrested and booked…

MOUNT VERNON — One of Washington’s largest berry growers must provide housing to farmworkers’ families, Skagit County Superior Court Judge Susan Cook ruled in a case involving Sakuma Bros. Farms. “When the farmer provides housing, they have to comply with Washington housing law,” Cook said in her decision Thursday. The case was brought by the group Familias…

Russell Hixson, The Skagit Valley Herald MOUNT VERNON — A 17-year-old boy from Concrete is to be tried as an adult for three counts of first-degree child rape. Tyler Jene Gray was arraigned Thursday in Skagit County Superior Court and entered a not guilty plea. He reserved arguments for release. He is being held on $500,000 bail. The…

EVERETT (AP) — Snow geese have begun arriving in Western Washington for their winter stay. The Daily Herald reports birds have been landing this week in fields near Stanwood. The state Fish and Wildlife Department says about 80,000 snow geese winter in Western Washington each year, most in the Skagit Valley. Birdwatchers can see them at…

Weather: Forget the rain this morning. It’s supposed to clear up later today and we’re in for a warm, sunny weekend. Yes! Saturday and Sunday will see temps in the 60s, which we haven’t seen since, say, last weekend. Enjoy.The National Weather Service forecast. Traffic: The map and cams. $25,000 in the death of ……