Anacortes Schools start on Thursday, Sept. 5, and the school district urges drivers to slow down and watch for pedestrians, especially in school zones. School zones can be particularly busy, especially before and after school.

A 17-year-old Anacortes girl was cited for reckless driving after an officer stopped her for speeding and driving through a stop sign. What the girl apparently did before that got another driver angry enough to call police.

Recent samples of molluscan shellfish from a variety of harvest locations in Skagit County are exhibiting elevated levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxin (PSP). To protect public health all of Skagit County is closed to recreational shellfish harvest. 

The Samish Indian Nation, is looking for a full-time Planner & Emergency Management Specialist for its planning department. The ideal candidate has experience in tribal government operations, including tribal treaties and federal Indian law and policy.

A middle-of-the-night hit-and-run crash on M Avenue left a seriously damaged vehicle that caused a lot of attention the following day.

Anacortes Police Detectives have arrested a 23-year old Friday Harbor man after an exhaustive Controlled Substance Homicide investigation that began in February following the death of another man.