The County and the city of Mount Vernon Monday released the final Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed new county jail.

Firefighters credit quick work by an Anacortes Police Officer in saving a woman’s life following a roll over one-car crash on Marine Drive.

The 90-vehicle, 1,200-passenger Sealth will be lifted out of the water and onto dry-dock at Dakota Creek Industries on Monday to investigate issues found during sea trials and diver inspection.

There is no end to the stream of misinformation regarding nutrition.  This deeply concerns me.  The fad diet and supplement industries are a $42 billion per year business. 

A large focus of this legislative session – and most every session – is education. The Washington State Constitution is clear that providing a basic education is the paramount duty of the state. The McCleary decision has given further clarity to the government’s role in fulfilling this duty.

Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, the No. 2 ranking Democrat during the budget writing process, released the statement below following the passage of the 2014 supplemental operating budget on Thursday afternoon. “I want to first thank Sen. Hargrove for his leadership throughout this process. His knowledge and experience were invaluable every step of the way.