Anacortes’ mayor is proposing 13 staff layoffs, a combination of tax increases and a slew of spending cuts to make up for a ...

I thank the Anacortes City Council, the Anacortes Police Department and the state Department of Transportation for their efforts to make motorists more aware of the speed limit on 12th ...

Penny’s new novel, The Black Wolf, imagines Canada being pressured to become the 51st U.S. state. She canceled all U.S. book ...

The weather’s getting cooler, and the nights are getting longer, which means northern lights season is upon us.

The City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to set the 2025 property tax levy with a 1% increase to be collected in 2026. Councilors Mark Westley and Norm Chapman voted against raising the property tax for the ...

Week 7 of Washington high school football delivered the drama the state's elite programs have promised all season. The week's ...

The Mariners fight for their playoff lives in ALDS Game 5 against the Detroit Tigers. Catch the latest sights, sounds and ...

Previews, predictions for five games across the South Sound in Week 7. Plus: our state game of the week selection.

The candidates in the Port of Skagit and Port of Anacortes board of commissioner races each have an opportunity to make an impact in the marine trades as well as grow economic development in their ...

The annual Downtown Bellingham Trick-or-Treat is slated for 4–6 p.m. on Halloween night, and more than 100 local businesses will participate. Meanwhile, Fairhaven’s “Brick-or-Treat” occurs from 3–6 ...

Fort Worden State Park spreads across the town’s edge and offers breathtaking views of snow-capped mountains and sparkling water. This former military installation has become a family-friendly park ...

An Oak Harbor police officer followed Newman’s vehicle through the city but turned around after he drove north ... an ambulance took him to Island Hospital in Anacortes. Deputies found a journal ...