There was what looks like a higher-than-usual number of reports of car prowls, package thefts and mail thefts during this Christmas week.
A brief high-speed chase on Highway 20 ended after the two occupants jumped out of the moving vehicle, which ended up on a pile of bark mulch.
The sixth Democratic presidential debate on Thursday is likely to be best remembered for its sharp exchanges over campaign finance and a glistening fundraiser in a Napa Valley wine cave.
Doctors who receive money from drugmakers related to a specific drug prescribe that drug more heavily than doctors without such financial ties, a new ProPublica analysis found.
After viewing home security footage, Anacortes police caught and jailed a suspect in the early morning theft of beef and a steak knife from a residential back yard.
Skagit County Public Health has confirmed one case of hepatitis A in a County resident. It is not known whether this case is related to the statewide hepatitis A outbreak declared in July of this year.
A 13-year-long wager over the annual Army-Navy game leads to a long friendship in Anacortes.
Friends, family, staff and community members are invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected and re-elected school board members on Dec. 19 at 6:15 p.m. in the Anacortes High School Library, 1600 20th Street.
Anacortes has been selected as a top retirement destination by Where to Retire, a geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions.
Traffic-related incidents top this week’s Police Blotter, including a couple of crashes at the Sharpes Corner roundabout.
