Mayor Dean Maxwell Tuesday helped unveil one of the first group of 5 new historical panels that have been placed around Anacortes depicting scenes from the town's past. 

Mayor Dean Maxwell swears in Terrence Clifford as the newest Anacortes Police Officer, as Police Chief Bonnie Bowers looks on, during Monday night's City Council meeting.

An official with a federal team investigating the Tesoro Refinery fire which killed 5 workers said the fire was the size of half the length of a football field as it blossomed into the night. Robert Hall is leading the team from the Chemical Safety Board that is investigating.

The 2 surviving Tesoro workers injured in an explosion and fire on Friday are improving, according to a statement Monday by Tesoro Senior Vice-President Lynn Westfall. He said both workers are scheduled for skin replacement surgery, which he said "we take as a hopeful sign of their stability."

“Achielles” a male boxer who resides in the 1200 block of 29th St. was reported missing early Sunday morning, March28.  Achielles was reunited with his owner after he followed Police Chief Bonnie Bowers home during her Sunday morning jog.

Tesoro announced late Friday night the death of a fifth employee in connection with the fire and explosion at their March's Point refinery.