Many students say they aren’t learning much about slavery beyond its harsh conditions. A historian explores how Juneteenth offers opportunities to change that reality.

Ham radio operators from the Skagit Armature Radio Emergency Communications Club (SARECC) in Anacortes will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 24 at Seafarers Park.

There’s pretty much no one left in the US who hasn’t been exposed to the coronavirus, whether by vaccination, infection or both.

Anacortes Police responded to several complaints this week about a man bothering local businesses and ultimately arrested him on a drug charge.

Due to recent samples of shellfish containing elevated levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins, the following areas have been closed to all shellfish species for recreational shellfish harvesting: Samish, Guemes and Cypress islands.

Skagit County’s COVID-19 7-day case rate has increased since last week and the county transmission level is now “moderate”.