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The state’s latest round of specialty plates also includes two throwback options.

Anacortes Police this week charged a man with firing a weapon and responded to a barbecue fire that expanded to the attic of a house.

State lawmakers delivered 423 bills to Gov. Bob Ferguson this year and he signed them all. Except one.

The Anacortes School Board said it will first look for an interim Superintendent to replace Justin Irish, who will be leaving at the end of June, then will launch a widespread search for a permanent replacement later in the year.

About 200,000 residents could lose coverage, and the state could miss out on billions in federal dollars, officials say. Republican state lawmakers are among those opposing the cuts.

I was in Coupeville and felt ready for a walk so I went to the Admiralty Inlet Preserve.

Sorry, but the Guemes Island Ferry, which has been undergoing maintenance and upgrades, won't be back in service for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. 

Anacortes Police this week responded to reports of a deer attacking a walker and his dog, a woman unconscious in her parked vehicle and a resident's personal information on the Dark Web.

Rep. Debra Lekanoff (D-Bow) said she was speaking as a Native woman rather than as a legislator as she told the state Senate Law and Justice Committee about the importance of HB 1829 earlier in the 2025 legislative session.

A new law in Washington will assure students are offered special education services until they are 22. State Sen. Adrian Cortes, D-Battle Ground, a special education teacher, was the sponsor.