A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has led to a shorter sentence for the man who raped and murdered a Blaine girl in 2003.

Lawmakers from Snohomish County have been unable to agree on a location for a new state college north of Seattle, effectively delaying the timeline for opening a new branch of the University of Washington.

One lane of Chuckanut Drive south of Bellingham has been closed after a tractor tipped and slid off the edge of the road shoulder.

BELLINGHAM — Squalicum High and Northern Heights Elementary schools resumed normal operations at 10:45 a.m. after being locked down for a gun threat, said Tanya Rowe, spokeswoman for the Bellingham School District.

The director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is resigning after 10 years in the position.