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Guemes Ferry electronic ticketing delayed further

Anacortes Now Jun. 8 2024 2 minutes read

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The switch to electronic ticketing for the Guemes Ferry has been pushed back further, this time until the end of the summer travel season.

Judge rejects attempt to keep budget effects of November initiatives off ballots

Washington State Standard Jun. 8 2024 3 minutes read

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Information about how a trio of ballot measures would affect Washington’s budget can be printed on ballots this November, a judge ruled Friday.

Galleries open late Friday for Art Walk

Anacortes Now Jun. 6 2024 4 minutes read

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Anacortes Galleries will be open late Friday evening for the monthly First Friday Art Walk. We have the locations.

A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later

The Conversation Jun. 6 2024 7 minutes read

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Artifacts held in the National Museum of American History provide personal details about the Normandy invasion.

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Washington on June 6

Washington State Standard Jun. 4 2024 6 minutes read

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Guns, taxes, policing and octopus farming are among the areas they cover.

A new tsunami strategy assesses maritime risks here

Anacortes Now Jun. 4 2024 3 minutes read

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The Washington Emergency Management Division has completed a Tsunami Maritime Response and Mitigation Strategy for the Port of Anacortes to help the region understand the tsunami risk, build resilience and figure out protective actions to take to enhance life safety and protect property.

Police Blotter, May 24 - 31, 2024

Anacortes Police Jun. 3 2024 3 minutes read

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A woman was arrested and jailed following a domestic violence incident.

Lawmakers look at allowing judges to resentence people serving long prison terms

Washington State Standard Jun. 3 2024 5 minutes read

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The second-chance legislation cleared the House earlier this year but failed to get a hearing in the Senate.

Finally! State ferry system goes out to bid for new hybrid-electric vessels

Washington State Standard May. 31 2024 9 minutes read

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Deliveries will begin in 2028 if all goes well. Delays and escalating costs have bedeviled the procurement process up until now.

WA conservative groups are banding together to dump carbon pricing

Crosscut May. 30 2024 9 minutes read

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Redmond hedge fund manager Brian Heywood is spending millions to end cap-and-invest. He’s got a web of organizations — and Brandi Kruse — backing him.

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