Interviews are scheduled for later this week with four applicants for City Planning Director, according to the Mayor.

The Anacortes Police Department has released documents to justify firing a police officer for improper use of a city computer. The 573-page investigative file includes redacted copies of Web sites the officer visited & personal emails.

Anacortes police managed to avoid shooting a suspect who pulled a realistic-looking handgun on police officers. Turns out the handgun was only a pellet gun, but it looked pretty real to the police.

A weekly roundup prepared by the Anacortes Police Department. 

The state Supreme Court has narrowly upheld Anacortes’ shoreline protection process. The five-to-four ruling was a loss for the state Department of Ecology and several environmental groups that challenged the Anacortes process.

Anacortes resident Jan Hodgman meets a cast member of the Dream Science Circus just before a performance at the Depot Arts Center.

First Friday Gallery Walk, which runs Friday from 6 - 9 pm, this month features an outstanding collection from Northwest Pastel Society members at Scott-Milo Gallery. The group's show includes landscapes, florals, still lifes and more.

The Dream Science Circus, a unique circus comedy show started in the Pacific Northwest, will be once again showing its wild mix of creative interactive theater, outrageous sketch comedy, and jaw-dropping acrobatics at the Depot Arts Center during the Arts Festival.