Police Blotter, May 2 - May 8, 2025

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Police this week recorded a fraud case, investigated a hit-and-run and spoke to a fired restaurant employee.

Higher Prices, Rolling Blackouts: The Northwest Is Bracing for the Effects of a Lagging Green Energy Push

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Washingteon and Oregon are nowhere near achieving their clean energy goals. The dramatic consequences are already being felt.

Bids to build new plug-in Washington state ferries come in high

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It’s raising doubts about the state’s plans to construct up to five new hybrid-electric vessels with the $1.3 billion lawmakers have set aside.

Hiking: A Cascade Mountain Morning

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I could see few details as I started up the trail, but I could hear choruses of birds serenading the dawn,

Police Blotter, April 25 - May 1, 2025

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In this week’s Police Blotter: another cyber scam involving the loss of a gaming laptop and cash. Also, a mother duck and duckling in a road.

How Washington’s new tax and fee increases could hit your pocket

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The new budget would raise the price of gas, Discover Passes and more. Democrats say this is necessary, while Republicans say it will hurt residents.

Around the Americas sailing expedition launches in Anacortes

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An ambitious 14-month research voyage on board a 48-foot sailboat launches this weekend from Cap Sante Marina. 

A Gutted Education Department’s New Agenda: Roll Back Civil Rights Cases, Target Transgender Students

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The Trump administration is subverting the traditional priorities of the department’s decimated civil rights office by making discrimination investigations practically impossible — instead enforcing its own anti-diversity campaign.

Art Walk & Jazz Walk in Downtown this Friday

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The First Friday in May brings Jazz Walk to the monthly Art Walk. We've got the schedule for both here.

Harbor porpoise subpopulation may be forming in Burrows Pass

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Harbor porpoises are finding food and low risk in Burrows Pass, off northwest Fidalgo Island.