Anacortes, WA high school teacher killed in 3-car crash in Skagit County
An Anacortes high school teacher was tragically killed in a three-car collision on State Route 20 in Skagit County Monday morning.
Candlelight vigil to be held for WA woman who disappeared 5 years ago
This month marks five years since Laynee Westbrook and her dog Precious went missing.
Missing WA woman found dead in car in Oregon 8 months later
The body of an Anacortes woman who went missing last June has now been found in Oregon.
Missing Anacortes, WA woman found dead
The body of Evelyn Smith, an Anacortes woman missing since last June, has been discovered in a car down an embankment near Highway 30 in Oregon.
Railway must pay WA tribe nearly $400M for trespassing with oil trains
BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington, after a judge found the company repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe’s reservation.
Swinomish Casino and Lodge reopens after cyber attack, offers promotions
Swinomish Casino and Lodge is back open and under normal operations after a temporary shutdown following a cyber attack.
Cyber attack closes Swinomish Casino and Lodge
A cybersecurity incident has caused the Swinomish Casino & Lodge to temporarily close as law enforcement investigates the scope of the issue.
Anacortes elementary teacher's husband gone missing after stabbing
Anacortes police are searching for a man considered a person of interest in the death of a 41-year-old Anacortes teacher found stabbed to death on Tuesday.
Anacortes woman found stabbed to death inside home
A woman was found dead inside her home, and police are looking for her husband, who they believe is a person of interest in her death.
Vessel disabled near Decatur Island, 6 people and 2 dogs rescued
Six people and two dogs were rescued from a vessel on Rosario Strait after it was disabled by a wave over the weekend.
Sheet of ice canvases Puget Sound shoreline
Fidalgo Bay is transformed into a frozen spectacle on Tuesday. A sheet of ice lines the Anacortes shoreline.
Bloodworks Northwest says it needs blood donations in next 7 days
Bloodworks Northwest released its weekly bloody supply forecast and said on Monday that it is in need of 2,500 donations in the next seven days.
Guemes Island Ferry workers strike over unfair labor practices
A one-day strike shut down ferry service to Guemes Island on Monday. Ferry workers with the Inlandboatman’s Union of the Pacific (IBU) say they've been in negotiations with Skagit County for more than 16 months for a fair contract.
After oil train derailment, judge rules BNSF intentionally violated Swinomish tribe agreement
A federal judge has ruled that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Washington state by running 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation.
EPA cleanup crews find contaminated groundwater at Anacortes train derailment site
Cleanup crews at the site of a train derailment in Anacortes that leaked thousands of gallons of diesel fuel have reported contaminated groundwater.