Please remember that the Anacortes Municpal Code outlaws the possession, purchase and / or discharge of any fireworks within the city limits unless a special permit for a public display has been issued by City Hall. 

A warm Saturday afternoon brought a handful of men to the small area off Seafarers Memorial Park to race their radio-controlled model sailboats. They meet here on many Saturdays, but this Saturday was warmer than usual.

Two local senior citizens reported fraud activity to the Police Department this past week. One reported a lost of nearly $5,000, but another managed to avoid the scam and reported it.

Very warm weather is expected over much of western Washington through early next week.

A crew from Munson Boats rescued an unconscious young man in the water near Saddlebag Island on Thursday afternoon. The company was running sea trials on a new 34-foot landing craft in Padilla Bay when the person was spotted in the water at about 3pm.

Divers from Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Dive Team on Wednesday located the body of a man who apparently drowned in Whistle Lake.