After incorporating feedback from business and environmental stakeholders, the state Ecology Department has released an updated version of the state’s first-ever rule to cap carbon pollution and both March Point refineries are on the list.

An unnamed Anacortes man was reported missing on Thursday and, even though authorities discovered his truck near Larrabee State Park, he has not been located.

State and tribal leaders have reached an agreement on Puget Sound fisheries that is expected to pave the way toward opening summer salmon seasons and waters recently closed to recreational fishing.

Vincent Henley, leader of the 2016 Fiction Writer's Seminar, cuts the ribbon of a new Little Free Library on Sixth Street. The Library was dedicated to Vince in appreciation of his continuing efforts to assist aspiring writers.

The City Council has voted to allow the city to set aside competitive bidding for a project that could cost as much as $1 million to repair a wastewater outfall in the Guemes Channel.

Former Mayor Dean Maxwell poses next to a new Bill Mitchell mural destined for the front of City Hall. Maxwell is Anacortes’ longest-serving mayor, having served 20 years.