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Ranker bill will provide critical information to emergency personnel

Art Shotwell Feb. 11 2014 2 minutes read

A new bill from State Senator Kevin Ranker hopes to assure that subscribers to alert services in need of medical attention will get it during future emergencies.

Kris Lytton Legislative Report

Feb. 11 2014 2 minutes read

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

Police Blotter, Feb. 1 - 7, 2014

Feb. 9 2014 10 minutes read

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…

Construction of research ships moves ahead

Art Shotwell Feb. 6 2014 2 minutes read
AGOR 27 Neil Armstrong

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 seek credit card fraud suspect

Art Shotwell Feb. 4 2014 1 minute read

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

Council delays action on MJB, again

Art Shotwell Feb. 4 2014 2 minutes read

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.

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