The Anacortes Police Department will give the public an opportunity this weekend to safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs on national Take Back Drugs day.

A car sustained heavy damage when it ran off Fidalgo Bay Road into a ditch, hit a boulder and flipped onto the passenger side.

The Samish Indian Nation have announced that it has hired Debra Jones as its health director. Jones, a member of the Samish Indian Nation, will be responsible for managing the range of services that are offered to serve the health and wellness needs of Samish Tribal Members. 

Island Hospital is implementing a new electronic medical-record (EMR) system that will be operational beginning May 1.

There are two strange-looking depressions on top of a hill just east of the Baker Dam in Concrete. And evidence of a massive prehistoric landslide near Cultus Mountain, east of Mount Vernon. You wouldn’t know it from looking at aerial maps, though.

The Seattle-based band Alki Jones will be playing at the historic Brown Lantern this week.