The current system − daylight saving time and early school start times − wastes billions while causing more car accidents, workplace injuries and health issues.

So there we were, lying in bed at 5 a.m. on Monday, a gentle, quiet morning, when I heard what sounded like a huge windstorm rising, or a freight train coming through our basement – and then the bed and the whole house started shaking. In five seconds the earthquake had stopped.

Gov. Bob Ferguson and Washington State Ferries will pause further hybrid-electric conversions of jumbo ferries after completing one.

Anacortes galleries are open Friday evening for monthly First Friday Artwalk. We have the list, which includes Jo Anderson Atelier.

The Trump administration’s sudden firings have gutted training programs across the nation that bolstered state and local public health departments.

A theft at a local thrift store, an arrest for violation of a no-contact order, and a disruptive man at city hall, are in this week’s Anacortes Police Blotter.