A Coast Guard rescue crew airlift one of two stranded kayakers from the water near Hope Island this weekend in this screensot from a Coast Guard videio.
A 34-year old Anacortes man, who had several DUI arrests on his record, was taken to county jail after being stopped for speeding on R Ave., then failing a roadside sobriety test. Turns out man was driving without a drivers license and ignition interlock.
After serving 20 years as Superior Court Judge for Skagit County, Judge Susan Cook, an Anacortes resident, will retire on March 1.
The city plans to replace six sewer manholes on or near Commercial Ave. in the downtown area.
The city is determined to outrank Bellingham in a national competition for energy effeciency.
A consultant hired by the city to work on a design to enhance South Commercial Ave., that area south of 12th St., has three design alternatives, but says only one of the three meets their criteria.
Today marks the fiscal committee cutoff deadline. That means today is the last day for House members to vote bills out of the Appropriations, Capital Budget, General Government, Finance, and Transportation Committees.
The city is, at the urging of a state agency, considering replacing the Tommy Thompson Trail trestle across Fidalgo Bay with a more ecologically-friendly structure.
An Anacortes Police Corporal stopped a Mount Vernon resident on his way out of Anacortes driving a stolen a car.
Starting this Friday, the city’s Public Works Dept. is going to switch the signals on Commercial Ave. at 6th and 8th Streets over to blinking red, four-way stop intersections. The City will also install stop signs at these intersections.
