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Police report a quiet New Year's. On Wednesday, a woman drove an electric handicapped grocery cart around Safeway, collected about $300 in groceries and liquor, then drove the cart home.

The state Department of Ecology is looking for photos of the upcoming series of so-called king tides. In December 2012, winter's naturally occurring higher-than-usual tides coincided with a winter storm, pushing marine waters into streets, parking lots and even some homes in Washington's coastal areas.

The Anacortes Chamber of Commerce has produced this new 30-second video to promote Anacortes. The project was a community effort with a number of contributors. It was funded by the city's hotel-motel tax.

An audit by the state auditor's office says the Anacortes Housing Authority’s internal controls over accounting and financial statement preparation are inadequate to ensure accurate reporting.

Anacortes Police earlier this week arrested a convicted felow in connection with domestic violence, then discovered he had a half-dozen illegally-owned firearms.

Using this photo of what he calls unnecessary paper, City Council member Ryan Walters says one of his New Year's resolutions will be to actively refuse paper versions of documents at City Hall.

Counterfeit US Currency has been showing up in Skagit County. The Anacortes Police Department is urging business owners to validate larger bills.

January's Art Walk features works by men, including Marius Hibbard, Fred Croydon, John Kelso, John Holtman, John Parks, Richard Tomkinson, Patrick O'Hearn, Rich Stockwell, Bob Elkins, Robert Mottram and Jared McVay. The Gallery Walk is Friday, January 4 from 6 – 9 pm.

In what looks like a holiday season prank, a resident of the 4200 block of Marine Heights reported an extra reindeer appeared in his lighted holiday herd overnight.

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.