A woman whose car was hit while she was driving on Commercial Ave. ended up chasing the other vehicle for several blocks in the downtown business district. She used her cell phone to photograph his license plate, then called the police.

The city has reduced the amount of fluoride in the city's residential water supply, bringing it close to the new standards recommended by the the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Learn more about the Skagit River and things that impact it at a special meeting titled "Your Water - What You Should Know," Tuesday night at the library.

Missing Fidalgo Island dog trainer Mark Stover and his convicted killer Michiel Oakes are subjects of a 2-hour long NBC Dateline report on Friday. View a preview.

UPDATED to correct error: The City Council has okayed three proposed changes to the city's Comprehensive Plan, but denied one that had attracted some controversy while adding some protection to these homes on Fourth St.

The average Anacortes water user will pay about 45 percent more for water over the next three years, as a result of higher rates the City Council approved Tuesday night. The first increment takes effect on Feb. 1.