Popular part-time Seattle author JA Jance' newest mystery, Fire and Ice, brings together her two heroes: Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont and Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady. The story, or maybe I should say stories, involve two separate crimes which twist together at the end. 

West Third St & Minnesota Ave is one spot that an Anacortes resident says may not need a stop sign. "Fewer stop signs could actually increase traffic safety and reduce air pollution," says Mark Lijek.

The Mayor and City Council Monday night honored Kathy Janke, who has been Council Secretary for 21 years. She'll be retiring from city service in December.

The City Council has given the okay to refinance about $2 million in bonds that were initially issued in 1999 for construction of the police and court facility on M Ave.

Anacortes Fire Fighters will be out in the city this coming Saturday with boots in hand, as they kick off their annual Fill-the-Boot fundraising campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

This week’s police cases include: more thefts involving an 84-year-old man who a neighbor said is faking dementia… A Port Orchard man suspected of driving a boat while drunk...An Anacortes man said his checking account was missing $2,600.