The Legislature is already hitting cut-off deadlines as this short session approaches the half-way mark.

A 28-year-old Anacortes man was arrested for public indecency after he was seen urinating on the side of a Commercial Ave. business in full view of several customers. The story doesn’t end there…

Two new state-of-the-art oceanographic research ships under construction sit one behind the other at the Dakota Creek shipyard here. The R/V Neil Armstrong is being readied for launch, while the R/V Sally Ride is under construction on the right.

Police are searching for a suspect who has been using fraudulent Visa cards to scam downtown businesses.

The City Council has decided, after another two-dozen people testified during a continued public hearing Monday night, to defer a decision on MJB’s 10-acre rezone request for another two weeks.

Mayor Gere briefly introduced a report on her so-called “Listening Tour Survey” conducted by her transition team, saying that many of the issues, opportunities, and concerns are already being dealt with.