The city is holding an open house to describe the features of the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update on March 20. The meeting will focus on new climate-related elements.

Anacortes Police responded to reports of auto prowls and arrested a man who admitted he was high and who had cocaine on his person.

Last year, the government stopped cutting off people’s monthly Social Security benefits to claw back overpayments. Last week, under President Donald Trump, it reversed that change.

The current system − daylight saving time and early school start times − wastes billions while causing more car accidents, workplace injuries and health issues.

So there we were, lying in bed at 5 a.m. on Monday, a gentle, quiet morning, when I heard what sounded like a huge windstorm rising, or a freight train coming through our basement – and then the bed and the whole house started shaking. In five seconds the earthquake had stopped.

Gov. Bob Ferguson and Washington State Ferries will pause further hybrid-electric conversions of jumbo ferries after completing one.