In this week's Police Blotter, Anacortes Police arrested and charged a man with reckless driving after clocking the driver at 80 miles per hour on Commercial Ave. 

Billing experts and lawmakers are playing catch-up as providers find ways to get around new surprise-billing laws, leaving patients like Danielle Laskey of Seattle with big bills for emergency care at Swedish-First Hill.

The mental health of teenagers has grown far worse over the last decade. But a new report shows that, compared with boys, teen girls are disproportionately experiencing sadness and hopelessness.

The Anacortes School District says it is taking on the issue of student vaping, particularly vaping THC, and doing what it can to stop its use. 

Politicians are again pointing fingers over who wants to cut Medicare. As past Washington brawls show, the party accused of threatening popular entitlements tends to lose elections — although it’s the beneficiaries relying on lawmakers to fund it who stand to lose the most.

A 63-year-old Anacortes man was charged with first-degree attempted assault and harassment after a report of a woman being threatened with what looked like a handgun.