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Anacortes Family Center and Comcast launch free wifi connections

Art Shotwell Jul. 6 2021 3 minutes read
Comcast Washington and Anacortes Family Center (AFC) have announced the opening of WiFi-connected Lift Zones at all three of AFC’s buildings, their 9-apartment emergency shelter, 9-apartment transitional shelter, and 20-unit affordable housing complex.

Police Blotter, June 27 - July 1, 2021

Anacortes Police Jul. 5 2021 5 minutes read
A local woman rented a vehicle online, only to discover, just a bit too late, that she got caught in a scam.

Fire Officials Urge Extreme Caution on Firework Use

Art Shotwell Jul. 1 2021 4 minutes read
Recent extreme temperatures and dry weather has caused Washington to be more vulnerable to wildfires in advance of this Fourth of July weekend.
 

Over 100 fire scientists urge the US West: Skip the fireworks this record-dry 4th of July

Art Shotwell Jun. 30 2021 4 minutes read
The heat wave hitting the northwestern U.S. and Canada has been shattering records, with temperatures 30 degrees Fahrenheit or more above normal.

Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn’t

Art Shotwell Jun. 30 2021 7 minutes read
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to fellow Republicans on June 24, 2021, stating: “As Republicans, we reject the racial essentialism that critical race theory teaches … that our institutions are racist and need to be destroyed from the ground up.”

Pellet struck a man walking on Tommy Thompson Trail

Anacortes Police Jun. 30 2021 2 minutes read
A man walking on the Tommy Thompson Trail near 28th St .and T Ave. Wednesday was apparently struck in the head by a pellet and taken to Island Hospital for evaluation, according to a release from Anacortes Police.
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