What started as a way to bring visitors to Anacortes during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival has turned into a 10-day series of events for the Anacortes Arts Festival.

Busted: The teenaged driver of a vehicle and three other teenagers in the car, who all admitted they had been drinking. The driver was hauled into the police station where police called his mother. 

In her third State-of-the-City speech since taking office, Mayor Gere cited progress her administration made in 2016 and outlined her plans for this year.

The state Transportation Department may be favoring a roundabout for Sharpes Corner.

High winds on Thursday knocked out electricity to as many as 900 Puget Sound Energy customers on Fidalgo island, mostly on South Fidalgo. Ferries have been running behind schedule most of the day.

The ferry Samish is expected to be out of dry dock at Dakota Creek Industries this week and ready for tests before resuming duty in the state ferry system.