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Anacortes Clean Up Day Set for Saturday Morning

Get your household cleaning done and take your residential garbage and yard waste to the city's Operations Facility – no charge.

Deaths on Washington highways is trending higher

A new report from the state Traffic Safety Commission shows that traffic deaths this year are outpacing last year, which was the deadliest since 1990.

Labor Day Weekend Travel Advice from state DOT

People planning their final festivities of summer before all things pumpkin spice and yellow school buses return should consult the Washington State Department of Transportation’s holiday traffic volume charts to determine best times to travel during the Labor Day weekend. 

North Cascades Highway Reopens ... Again

The Washington State DOT this morning reopened State Route 20/North Cascades Highway on from milepost 120 in Newhalem to milepost 171 at the Silver Star campground, approximately 22 miles west of Winthrop.

All Skagit County Beaches Closed to Shellfish Harvesting because of shellfish poisoning

Unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins have prompted the Washington State Department of Health to close all beaches in Skagit County to recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish.

Anacortes Labor Day Solid Waste Schedule

There will be no garbage service on Monday, September 4 in recognition of Labor Day. The city will collect both Monday and Tuesday customers on Tuesday, September 5.

Wildfires again force closure of North Cascades Highway

The state Department of Transportation warned of potential closures after the highway was recently re-opened.

North Cascades Highway Re-opened

North Cascades Highway was re-opened on Wednesday morning to through travel only. No stopping or camping are allowed.

Countywide Stage 2 Air Quality Burn Ban Ends

The Northwest Clean Air Agency will end the Stage 2 Burn Ban for Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties at noon on Tuesday because air quality has improved as shifting winds clear out wildfire smoke.