A new video has been released that explores the relationship of Anacortes to the railroad and the trestle across Fidalgo Bay that was damaged by a fire last October. The video was created by AHS student Kacy Murray as her senior project and will be shown at a fundraiser for trestle rebuilding.
Former long-time Anacortes resident Lois Auchterlonie, pictured here, was one of the former Women Airforce Service Pilots honored with a Congressional Gold Medal for their WWII WASP service in a ceremony in Washington, DC.
Anacortes Police have arrested 3 people and are looking for 2 others in connection with the beating of an 32-year-old Anacortees man who told Police he was beaten and robbed at his home on 18th St.
Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray hailed Senate passage of a bill that includes their proposed extension of the state and local sales tax deduction. This itemized deduction allows taxpayers in states without an income tax to deduct the sales tax they pay.
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The planned Highway 520 bridge design guides commuters in buses and carpools from the bridge's HOV lanes right onto the Interstate 5 express lanes — but only in one direction. Commuters in most directions can still expect bottlenecks.
State lawmakers passed a bundle of major education reforms Thursday, including a plan that should help the state compete for the Obama administration's $4.35 billion Race to the Top program.
The Washington state Legislature has approved a measure that makes it easier for police to ticket people who are driving while either texting or talking on a cell phone without a headset.
The Leif Erikson Lodge on NW 56th Street, home to the Sons of Norway, is next to the aptly named Viking Bank. One of its founders, Kaare Ness, is a Norwegian fisherman turned seafood industry baron. A Viking warship is part of the bank’s logo.
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