NEWS
(BELLINGHAM)– Scheduled Information Technology maintenance work will limit information available from the Washington State Department of Transportation between roughly Everett, north to the Canadian border from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. The physical work will not impact the roadway and will occur at the Bellingham maintenance facility. The outage will impact Snohomish, Skagit, Island and Whatcom counties, according to a news release from WSDOT. Many WSDOT services will be unavailable during the outage that both the public and media rely on via the WSDOT real-time map and WSDOT app including: - Cameras that show highway conditions - Traffic (read more)
(NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND)- There was a report of a drone intrusion at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Ault Field shortly after 1 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2026. The drone was detected and rendered inoperable by defense systems, according to a news release from the base. Base security and EOD secured the scene around the intrusion area until EOD was able to determine it did not carry explosives or constituted any other type of threat. More information will be provided as it becomes available. (read more)
(BURLINGTON)- The Port of Skagit capped off the end of 2025 in belated fashion with staff recognition and an overview of the year’s accomplishments. The event was postponed due to flooding and the flood response work by the Port in December. The Port of Skagit played a key role in the local flood response, including supporting the 300 National Guard staff housed at Skagit Regional Airport; providing airfield support for Search & Rescue, Air Force, Coast Guard and Dept of Natural Resources teams; supplying hundreds of wooden pallets for sandbag distribution; coordinating the relocation of more than 2,000 cars from local auto (read more)
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- The Skagit County Board of Commissioners has appointed nine members to the newly created Skagit County Climate Impact Advisory Committee (CIAC). Including members nominated by the four Skagit County federally recognized Tribes and the Skagit County dike and drainage districts, the CIAC will consist of 15 members, according to a news release from the county. As discussed by the Board’s December 15, 2025, ordinance establishing the CIAC, “the Board intends that the Committee will bring together scientific, local and indigenous knowledge in collaborative, transparent dialogue, providing the Board with Skagit-specific climate risk assessment and policy options that are broadly (read more)
(OLYMPIA)– The Washington State Department of Transportation has awarded five companies a total of $12.16 million in federal funding under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program to improve charging station access. The grants were announced Thursday, Jan. 29, to build 14 new electric vehicle charging stations along Interstate 90, US 97, US 195 and US 395, according to a news release from WSDOT. “These projects fill key gaps in the state’s highway EV charging network and will make electric vehicle travel even more convenient,” said Secretary of Transportation Julie Meredith. “We’re pleased to invest these federal funds with companies that will now build, operate and (read more)