A Saturday, August 3 benefit music concert will be held at Anacortes First Baptist Church for local barber/musician Eric Neufeld, who is battling cancer.

Due to extended warm dry weather and the extreme fire danger, a ban on recreational fires is in effect for the City of Anacortes. 

Maintenance crews are moving south after grinding and repaving a half-mile stretch of southbound Interstate 5 just north of Burlington.

Part of a joint connecting the temporary span of the I-5 Skagit River Bridge to the permanent section came loose Saturday morning prompting crews to close the bridge for emergency welding work.

A case of apparent animal neglect was reported when a very sick kitten was taken to a veterinarian on Tuesday, followed by two more sick kittens, which were brought in the next day.

Island Hospital and two other local hospitals seeking a partnership with a larger hospital system have scheduled a community forum next week in Mount Vernon.