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Hundreds of Anacortes residents turned out for a No Kings protest Saturday in what could be the largest demonstration here in recent memory. One protest organizer said at least 2,000 people were participating.

Billions more dollars are needed for preserving highways and bridges, WSDOT says. The agency’s leader didn’t request more maintenance money for 2026.

Anacortes Police this week responded to calls of a theft of an electric mini-bike, constant dogs barking, and a cat needing rescue at a fuel facility.

One sunny day a couple of weeks ago, we decided to walk Murphy along the Nature trails near the Skagit Airport.

The state’s contract extends the delivery deadline for each of the three plug-in vessels a year longer than initially planned, pushing completion of the boats to 2032.