Port of Anacortes receives clean audit from the Washington State Auditor’s Office

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The Port of Anacortes has once again received a clean audit from the Washington State Auditor’s Office (SAO), marking over 25 consecutive years of financial audits with no findings.

Police Blotter, June 14 - 20, 2024

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Anacortes Police took a call about someone using a fishing rod to cast a wrench into a roadway. Are we a small town or what?

Pride Parade fun for all

This weekend's Pride Parade was fun for all, especially the youth.

Port opens new RV Park

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The Port of Anacortes has opened a new 25-space year-round RV park at the north end of Cap Sante Marina.

Five takeaways from the first WA attorney general debate

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Candidates for attorney general sparred on issues ranging from consumer protections to gun laws.

‘Historic’ Samish Nation housing is part of a return to ancestral land

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Lacking a reservation, the Samish Nation takes a different tack in planning for the future

Washington’s ferry system steers toward less choppy waters

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Hiring increases and steps toward adding boats to the state’s fleet are positive developments for the troubled agency.

Judge orders BNSF to pay $400 million to Swinomish

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A federal judge has ordered BNSF Railway to pay nearly $400 million to the Swinomish Tribe, ruling the company intentionally trespassed on reservation land by repeatedly running oil trains across the reservation.

Police Blotter, June 7 - 13, 2024

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In this week’s Anacortes Police Blotter, a major traffic collision at Reservation Road and Highway 20 resulted in one person airlifted to Seattle.

Rival Democrats spar over fundraising maneuvers in Washington governor’s race

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Mark Mullet is questioning Bob Ferguson’s campaign finance connections with the state party. Ferguson says the claims are baseless and that Mullet’s acting “desperate.”