Rural Washington schools struggle with drop in logging dollars Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled the economy, the Mount Baker School District is facing a budget deficit exceeding $1 million, which local officials say is tied to declining timber sales on state lands. Washington State Standard
Someone left a gun in a Bellevue elementary school. The district didn’t tell parents for almost a month A semi-automatic Glock pistol was left in the boys' bathroom at a Bellevue elementary school over winter break by someone who attends a church that rents the school every Sunday. Stephen Howie
