Back to school essentials and fun activities will be available at several free events this month in Skagit County.

With backpacks in tow, some of Mt. Vernon’s littlest learners filed into a brand-new building bright and early Wednesday morning for the first day of school.

Mount Holyoke is investing $180 million into building a carbon-neutral heating and cooling system for all of its academic and residential buildings using ground-source heat pumps and 600-foot-deep ...