It’s summer and time for our community’s largest celebration….the Anacortes Arts Festival. On August 5, 6, and 7, Anacortes will play host to approximately 90,000 Festival goers.

The Department of Ecology, with support from other state agencies, has formally requested that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protect Puget Sound by making it a no-discharge zone for vessel sewage.

The EPA and the Justice Department have announced a $425 million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp., and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations and protects public health by reducing air pollution at six refineries.

The city’s Animal Control Officer took a dog injured in a hit-and-run incident to a vet after a report of three on-the-loose dogs.

Police Chief Bonnie Bowers, who has announced that she's retiring next year, issued this Thank You statement for community support of our police.

Anacortes Police responded to an alarm issued by a Commercial Ave. bank Friday afternoon, prompting a highly-visible response involving multiple police vehicles.