Anacortes Police this week helped a delivery driver who got locked inside a business, looked for a large pig and again dealt with a woman who repeatedly confronts people she says are scammers.

The conservative political group that has been trying to bolster parental rights in Washington schools will try again.

Anacortes Police this week investigated the theft of an electric scooter, an altercation at a street protest, and checked out a report of a vagrant camp.

Anacortes officers checked out damage caused by a camper trailer, investigated a fight at the state ferry landing, as well as a drug overdose downtown.

Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense should cause greater alarm: rising premiums for health insurance. 

New Anacortes Schools Superintendent Dr Carl Bruner was sworn into office Thursday night and moments later the Board approved a $51-million budget for the coming year.