Police Blotter, May 28 - June 2, 2022

Anacortes Police 5 minutes read
Anacortes police said an 88-year old man made it out of his house as a fire burned in outside walls.

How Not to Count Salmon

Art Shotwell 10 minutes read
Data reporter Irena Hwang thought counting fish to evaluate the hatchery system in the Pacific Northwest sounded like a fun project. That was before she started asking biologists about what the publicly available data could really tell us.

Skagit County COVID Update: June 2, 2022

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
COVID-19 hospitlizations in Skagit county have increased significantly over the past six weeks.

Anacortes Middle School assistant principal to move up

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
Kia duNann has been named as the next principal at Anacortes Middle School, effective July 1, 2022.

Police Blotter, May 20 - 26, 2022

Anacortes Police 6 minutes read
A rash of thefts of catalytic converters from cars continued this week with thefts from five vehicles in one lot.

The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
As the U.S. reels from another school shooting, much of the public discussion has centered on the lives lost: 19 children and two adults.