Police have picked up a 43-year-old Anacortes man in connection with recent fires at two churches here, as well as another fire early Tuesday and an earlier residential fire.

A second Anacortes church has been hit by what Fire Prevention chief Jack Kennedy terms an "intentionally set" fire. The fire broke out late Friday night at the Salvation Army, located at 30th St. & R Ave., but was quickly doused by fire crews

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar shakes hands with Sen. Maria Cantwell moments after unveiling a new sign designating the San Juan Islands National Monument during a celebration Monday morning at the Senior Center in Anacortes.

A police officer used his taser to stop a fleeing person suspected of drunk driving following a brief car chase out in the Sharp’s Corner area.

The morning started out foggy around our area, but the fog was particularly heavy in the Guemes Channel Saturday morning as the ferry Chelan arrives 30 minutes late at the Anacortes ferry terminal.

Members of the city's Planning Commission Thursday launched a Facebook page. The Commissioners write that the "page is designed to capture public feedback on how development and related legislation should progress in the City of Anacortes."