The North Cascades Highway is scheduled to reopen at 10 a.m. Monday. State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will swing the closure gates open and remove the barricades to restore travel between the Skagit and Methow Valleys.

Looking for an honest-to-goodness phone booth in Anacortes? Here's one at Cap Sante Marina, mostly surrounded by fencing and equipment which tend to hide it, near the boat launch at Pier B. No, I've never seen anyone using it, but then, it isn't easy to spot.

Anacortes Police were called after someone saw a hang glider land in the Guemes Channel last weekend. Police, the Sheriff's Office and the Coast Guard ended up involved, though the hang glider was picked up by a nearby boater.

Some Fidalgo Island lakes are showing signs of significant blue green algae blooms that are potentially harmful. Erie, Heart, and Campbell lakes all show evidence of bright green surface scum developing. 

For the second year in a row, the school district is using contingency funds to fill the hole between anticipated revenues and expected expenditures.

Workers are getting this 18,000 square foot former boat manufacturing facility ready for a small group of engineers who will begin testing advanced automation methods for building Boeing's 777X, according to a published report.