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Anacortes police had a pretty busy New Years Eve, answering calls on domestic violence, vehicle prowls, thefts and a stolen vehicle.

The so-called Great Resignation was one of the top stories of 2021 as “record” numbers of workers reportedly quit their jobs.

At school board meetings across the country in 2021, parents engaged in physical altercations, shouted at school board members and threatened them as well.

Americans had to confront a new reality when an angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: Some of their fellow citizens were in the grips of a false reality and had resorted to violence to support it.

An attendee at an October 2021 political rally hosted by right-wing activist Charlie Kirk asked: “How many elections are they going to steal before we kill these people?”

Anacortes Police are looking for help in identifying the vandals who damaged the soccer field at Kiwanis Meadows at Smiley's Bottom. 

A 67-year-old Anacortes man reported seeing a man wearing a bulletproof vest walking in circles near Anacortes Fire Department Station 2.

A ProPublica/Washington Post analysis of Facebook posts, internal company documents and interviews, provides the clearest evidence yet that the social media giant played a critical role in spreading lies that fomented the violence of Jan. 6.

An updated documentary from ProPublica, FRONTLINE and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program tracks the migration of fringe election conspiracies into the mainstream. It airs Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 10 p.m. EST.

Skagit County is reporting two new COVID deaths and 217 new cases for the past week.