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Following a foot chase, a 22-year-old man was booked into county jail on charges of violating a no-contact order, obstructing a police officer and possessing drug paraphernalia.

This little garden and the area around it on the grounds of the middle school is the site for a new 5,000 square foot building as temporary space for the high school's Career and Technical Educational programs starting in the fall.

An Anacortes teen was cited for hit-and-run after his vehicle hit a retaining wall and damaged his vehicle so badly that parts of the car dragged on the ground when he drove off.

Dakota Creek President Dick Nelson, part of a delegation from Anacortes including Mayor Gere, urges the Unalaska City Council to stop asking the U.S. Congress to restrict a stranded factory trawler built in Anacortes from buying cod at sea.

The state DOT says construction will start on the roundabout set for Highway 20 and Miller/Gibralter roads on April 2.

Saturday was a windy day that called for police and city crews to deal with downed trees.

The city has awarded the contract to Larry Brown Construction, Inc. for the upgrade five of ADA curb ramps and the replacement of a portion of downtown sidewalks in about 45 locations to eliminate sidewalk trip hazards, with an emphasis on those caused by street tree roots.

Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134) will hold a Change of Command ceremony March 8th 2018 at 10 a.m. in Hangar 5 on NAS Whidbey Island. 

A 40-year-old Anacortes man was arrested and charged with theft after stealing a gallon of milk from a convenience store on 12th Street early Sunday morning.

A second Skagit County resident has died from laboratory-confirmed influenza.  Skagit County Public Health received notification that the man, in his 30s, died in late January from complications related to both pneumonia and influenza.