Police surrounded a home on 7th St. last Tuesday after a woman inside phone and said her boyfriend had a gun and was going to kill himself. The incident ended with the man asleep in the home.
Tesoro's March Point refinery will likely stay shut down until the end of June, according to a company official. The director of investor relations Scott Phipps told analysts on Friday, "There is no estimated time for restart."
The Washington State Ferries will hold a community meeting in Anacortes in about a month to answer questions and gather public comments on issues related to the ferry system. The Anacortes meeting is one of a series set for May.
The state has awarded Anacortes $15,000 to prepare a weed plan for Heart Lake. The lake suffers from milfoil. Part of the plan includes surveying the lake for other non-native invasive plants.
A new summer surcharge will go into effect this Saturday on state ferries. On the Anacortes to Friday Harbor run, the basic walk-on fare for Wed.-Sat. will go from $11.20 to $13.45. Sun.-Tue. fares are slightly lower.
An American flag hangs from the ladders of two fire trucks outside Brodniak Hall at the high school during a memorial ceremony Sunday to remember the 7 victims of an explosion and fire at the Tesoro March's Point refinery earlier this month.
The Great Northern Depot was built in 1911 at 7th & R and served as a depot until 1973. This photo of the north side shows a steam engine, people on the platform, horse & buggy 'hacks' for hire.
A 21-year-old Anacortes man was booked into jail this week on a variety of charges including investigation of felony assault, felony harassment, domestic violence assault and malicious mischief, and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.
The seventh and last victim of the Tesoro refinery fire died early Saturday morning, according to a spokeswoman for Harborview Medical Center, where he was being treated for burns. Matt Gumbel had undergone skin graft surgery just a few hours earlier, but doctors could not stabilize his vital signs.
More than 100 runners braved the cold wind Saturday morning in the final fund-raising event to pay for the repair of the Tommy Thompson trestle crossing Fidalgo Bay. A large section of the trestle was damaged by a fire of unknown origin last October.
