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President Joe Biden’s executive order of July 9 included various steps toward making good on campaign promises to take on pharmaceutical companies by allowing the importation of prescription drugs and curbing the high cost of medicines.
Anacortes Police
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A woman’s late model SUV was damaged, possibly in a road rage incident on highway 20 mid-afternoon on July 13th.
Art Shotwell
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Preparedness saves lives: Skagit County encourages everyone to learn the signs of overdose, learn how to help those struggling with substance use disorders.
Art Shotwell
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Two COVID-19 cases attributed to the delta variant have been identified in Skagit County so far, though it can be assumed that the variant has spread more widely given that sequencing is not done on all tests.
Art Shotwell
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Due to extended warm dry weather, extreme fire danger, and multiple local resources committed to on‐going state fires, a ban on recreational fires is in effect for the City of Anacortes.
Art Shotwell
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Something unusual happened this year in Idaho. Fire and health officials began issuing warnings about the health risks of wildfire smoke several weeks earlier than normal. With almost the entire U.S. West in drought, it was only a matter of time before the risks became reality.
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The budget package Democrats are assembling in Congress would likely provide the biggest jolt to the American health care system since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, according to sources familiar with work on the plan.
Anacortes Police
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The Seven-11 building was damaged after a 58-year-old Wyoming man said his foot slid off the brake as he was stopping and accidentally hit the gas pedal.
Art Shotwell
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