Fire Chief Richard Curtis is using an easy-prevented dryer lint fire at a home to demonstrate the ultimate cost to both the homeowner and city fire and paramedics personnel.
Shell Refinery’s plan to build a large rail yard to accept Bakken crude oil from North Dakota has inched a stop forward with action by the County, which maintains there is no need for an full environmental impact statement.
The U.S. Navy has honored America's first woman in space, christening its newest research ship after the late astronaut Sally Ride during a ceremony last weekend at the Port of Anacortes.
There’s a move under way for the City Council to help do budget policy planning ahead of the Mayor setting a city budget every year.
New paving work is scheduled for next week… this time along both northbound lanes of R ave., from the 22nd St roundabout south to 34th St. In addition, the city will repave a short segment of 30th St.
Police want to talk to Hanna and Alex, whose names were spotted spray-painted on a building along the Tommy Thompson Trail.
The city has been selected to advance to the quarterfinalist round of the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a $5 million incentive competition to reduce the nation's energy consumption.
Only two nail-biters in the early primary election results and because of our top-two system, these are close numbers for second and third place. They involve Skagit County Commissioner and PUD Commissioner.
Plans for a new county jail continue to move ahead for the Truck City site in south Mount Vernon.
The Anacortes Arts Festival awarded the Best of Show in the Arts at the Port competition with a $3,000 prize, to Anacortes artist Dederick Ward .
