Announcement: Please join us to discover the hidden treasures of America’s National Wildlife Refuge System. We’ll explore the immense network, 150 million acres of lands dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and their habitats, then take a closer look at local refuges in and near the Salish Sea.
Police report a quiet New Year's. On Wednesday, a woman drove an electric handicapped grocery cart around Safeway, collected about $300 in groceries and liquor, then drove the cart home.
The state Department of Ecology is looking for photos of the upcoming series of so-called king tides. In December 2012, winter's naturally occurring higher-than-usual tides coincided with a winter storm, pushing marine waters into streets, parking lots and even some homes in Washington's coastal areas.
The Anacortes Chamber of Commerce has produced this new 30-second video to promote Anacortes. The project was a community effort with a number of contributors. It was funded by the city's hotel-motel tax.
An audit by the state auditor's office says the Anacortes Housing Authority’s internal controls over accounting and financial statement preparation are inadequate to ensure accurate reporting.
Anacortes Police earlier this week arrested a convicted felow in connection with domestic violence, then discovered he had a half-dozen illegally-owned firearms.
