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The drugmaker’s move responded to the growing competition that has shaken up the insulin market in recent years.

Public school districts in Skagit County are reeling after a line item from the 2022 tax assessment was missed, making it appear as though there was a significant increase from year to year.

Come April 1, Washington state will once again start to ask an estimated 300,000 folks to renew their Medicaid (Apply Health) coverage. In Skagit County there are 8,075 residents eligible for continuous enrollment.

It looks the Washington State ferry service between Anacortes and Sydney, BC, may not return for another several years.

The Tommy Thompson Trestle has re-opened after an arson fire last August forced closure of the 2,000 foot long trestle.

In this week's Police Blotter, Anacortes Police arrested and charged a man with reckless driving after clocking the driver at 80 miles per hour on Commercial Ave. 

Billing experts and lawmakers are playing catch-up as providers find ways to get around new surprise-billing laws, leaving patients like Danielle Laskey of Seattle with big bills for emergency care at Swedish-First Hill.

The mental health of teenagers has grown far worse over the last decade. But a new report shows that, compared with boys, teen girls are disproportionately experiencing sadness and hopelessness.

The Anacortes School District says it is taking on the issue of student vaping, particularly vaping THC, and doing what it can to stop its use. 

Politicians are again pointing fingers over who wants to cut Medicare. As past Washington brawls show, the party accused of threatening popular entitlements tends to lose elections — although it’s the beneficiaries relying on lawmakers to fund it who stand to lose the most.