The 236-foot super yacht Albatross sailed to Dakota Creek on Monday afternoon from the builder, Delta Marine of Seattle, and was immediately lifted into the boatyard on a synchrolift for what could be just a day or two of work.

A bank envelope with cash was found at the Anacortes Public Library in a donated book.

Dale Fowler, Marina Director and Harbormaster at Cap Sante Marina, is retiring after nearly 29 years of service to the Port. Brad Johnson has accepted the position of Interim Harbormaster at the marina.

County Auditor Youngquist’s office is sending out ballots May 3 to approximately 70,300 registered voters for Washington’s 2016 Presidential Primary.

A new report for the City Council indicates less interest in bringing a so-called mid-box retailer such as Fred Meyer to Anacortes than building up the number of small-scale locally-owned retailers to fill the retail void here.

Shell's March Point refinery allegedly took shortcuts in shutting down and decontaminating its east flare system, leading to the release of chemicals on Feb. 20, 2015, that affected hundreds of people.