Confusing packaging, industry pressures and inconsistencies between programs have held back recycling rates. Lawmakers are looking for fixes.

This week’s Anacortes Police Blotter, is a bit lighter than usual, but includes action on store thefts and a DUI arrest.

Oh, the mighty Skagit River. It scours the mountains and sweeps the valley flats, bringing sand and tree trunks to the Salish Sea.

Cascade PBS and InvestigateWest surveyed all 39 counties’ chief law officers on how they plan to balance conflicting state and federal laws.

This week, Anacortes Police investigated burglary and vehicle prowl cases.

Hundreds rallied at the state Capitol, as bills add more than $2 billion in school spending await action in a Senate committee. The fate of universal school meal legislation is uncertain.