A widespread power outage Saturday caused many Commercial Ave. stores to close midday and caused traffic slowdowns on the last weekend before Labor Day weekend.

Updated Aug. 31 to include police activity during and following the windstorm including two car crashes at Sharpes Corner, powerline hanging over Oakes Ave. prompting rerouting of traffic to and from the ferry terminal. 

The state is planning to open Highway 20 across the North Cascades as early as noon this Sunday after being closed due to fire danger, according to an announcement.

Anthony’s Restaurant has offered a new sneak peek of "The Cabana," a smaller, casual restaurant the company is building next door to the full service restaurant at Cap Sante Marina.

Adults and kids of all ages will be able to learn about the marine life in Fidalgo Bay while having fun, too, at the annual Fidalgo Bay Dan and National Estuaries Day this Saturday. 

What you pay for city water could double in the coming five years, if the City Council adopts the recommendations of a consultant. The last water rate hike was phased in over three years, 2011-2013.