Employers saw their healthcare premiums rise 5% this year — and some passed on that burden to workers — as the cost of family coverage in job-based insurance exceeds $28,000 for family plans.

Washington’s hospitals anticipate losing nearly $6 billion in revenue through 2033 due to steep Medicaid cuts in the coming months.

Anacortes Police dealt with a stolen vehicle report where the owner had left the car running to make a quick visit to a store.

Among items on this week’s Anacortes Police Blotter, a woman reported that more than ten-thousand dollars had disappeared from her bank account. Also, police checked out a snow goose on T Ave.

Less than a month remains until an election that will transform Washington’s state Supreme Court. 

A joint City-Port plan for a community event center drew praise and suggestions to slow down until more solid numbers come in.