Police Blotter, November 14 - 20, 2020

Anacortes Police 5 minutes read
A local person got a ticket in the mail for running a red light in Seattle on license plates that had been stolen from their vehicle here.

Anacortes School District Returns to Full Remote Learning for all Grades

Art Shotwell 3 minutes read
The Anacortes School District is returning all students to remote learning beginning next Wednesday, Nov. 25 through January 11, 2021, at least, because of current coronavirus cases and a projected spike in cases.

As CDC warns against Thanksgiving travel, here are a dozen more things you can do to help stop COVID-19

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
As Americans prepare for the first Thanksgiving in the time of the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a stark warning a week before the big day: Don’t travel.

Take It From an Expert: Fauci’s Hierarchy of Safety During COVID

10 minutes read
In a new interview, the nation's top infectious disease expert tells us how to survive the coming months and describes how hard it is when people still insist the coronavirus outbreak is “fake news.”

Police Blotter, November 7 - 13, 2020

Anacortes Police 5 minutes read
This week’s Anacortes Police Blotter includes several reports of telephone fraud attempts.

As Broad Shutdowns Return, Weary Californians Ask ‘Is This the Best We Can Do?’

8 minutes read
California’s ping-ponging approach to managing the pandemic — twice reopening large portions of the service sector economy only to shut them again — has residents and business owners on edge.