News

The Port of Anacortes has revealed the lineup for their summer concert series at Seafarers' Park.

Don't forget to vote by 8pm Tuesday, April 25. Ballots were mailed our awhile ago and should be postmarked by Tuesday night or delivered to one of the two Anacortes Vote Drop Boxes.

A bloody fight at a local bar tops this week’s Anacortes Police Blotter.

Washington isn’t a state that typically comes to mind in discussions about student-led protests from the Civil Rights Movement. A Black history professor seeks to change that with a new book.

Billions of dollars are headed to state and local governments to address the opioid crisis. Policy experts and advocates expect the federal government to play a role in overseeing the use of the money. Failure to do so, they say, could lead to wasted opportunities. 

A local church reported that someone had taken several flowering plants over two consecutive nights.

The Anacortes Police Department will host a drug take-back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, as part of the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

Anacortes needs more police and firefighter/medics to keep up with the growing number of 911 calls.

A state lawmaker wants all incoming college students to get an HPV vaccine, as part of a push to drive up vaccination rates and prevent cervical cancer. At least four other states have enacted a similar mandate.

More than 1 in 5 Americans report having been threatened with a firearm, and almost as many say they worry about gun violence every day or almost every day, a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows.