Anacortes Police investigated an unruly motel guest, loud music and car honks at 2am and then, there’s the report of a beaver blocking the highway in this week’s Police Blotter.

A proposal to increase funding for Anacortes’ hospital district, Island Health, is before voters now on the April 24 ballot. The proposed new levy could bring in an additional $4 million dollars a year.

Spring brings hope every year as we see seeds bringing forth miracles, buds bursting into flowers and leaves, the air warming after a cold winter’s nap, and the sun returning to rise higher and earlier each day.

Anacortes galleries open late this Friday night for April Artwalk. We've got the list.

Gov. Bob Ferguson says Democratic lawmakers relied too heavily on new taxes in their spending plans and should “immediately” move in a new direction.

Anacortes Police this week investigated a report of an attempted cyber fraud, a man jumping around in a roadway, and juveniles shooting off fireworks near H Ave.