In a daring daytime burglary, a man kicked in the door of an occupied home in the 800 block of 32nd Street at about 9:45 Thursday morning. He stole two sets of keys and a $50.00 bill before fleeing on foot.
An employee of McBride's Hallmark shop handles one of the last customers before the shop's closing at 6pm on the day after Christmas. Rhonda Kelly is one of a half-dozen employees who will be looking for work soon, once the store's inventory is packed up and shipped out.
On Saturday, January 12, 2013 the Anacortes High School Key Club, The Kiwanis Sunrisers and the Kiwanis Noon Club will be picking up Christmas trees for recycling beginning at 8:30 AM within the Anacortes City limits.
Chief Bowers does not routinely work street patrol, but on one afternoon last week, the Chief spotted a woman with an arrest warrant in an alley behind a home on 4th Street. She contacted the woman and took her in to custody as other other officers responded to the area.
A Pacific storm will bring snow to the mountains on Christmas day... with snow possible even on the lowlands. The mountains will generally pick up 4 to 8 inches of new snow. Snowfall amounts across the lowlands are expected to be less than 2 inches but there could be localized higher amounts.
Police are investigating the theft of a gold nugget pendant valued at over $5,000 from a business in the 600 block of Commercial Ave this week. On Monday, Dec. 17, while the owners had been in their office momentarily, a woman entered the store, opened a jewelry display case and stole the pendant. The investigation is ongoing.
Six members of Washington’s Congressional Delegation have called on federal investigators to complete their investigation into the April 2010 explosion at the Tesoro refinery that claimed seven lives.
As 2012 nears an end, the Anacortes Arts Festival, with Board members Lisa Kuhnlein and Teresa Kolp, remind us of the good the Arts Festival does for the community, including these art kits donated to the Salvation Army.
The city has let a contract to further expand the plaza around the old railroad Depot, as well as pave a short distance of Market Street.
After Jan. 1, new driver exams will no longer be offered at state Department of Licensing offices in Anacortes or Mount Vernon. Instead, driver training schools and school district driver training programs across the state will conduct driver knowledge and skills testing for new driver license applicants.
