Anacortes

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 is back open and under normal operations after a temporary shutdown following a cyber attack.

A cybersecurity incident has caused the Swinomish Casino & Lodge to temporarily close as law enforcement investigates the scope of the issue.

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.

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. 

Six people and two dogs were rescued from a vessel on Rosario Strait after it was disabled by a wave over the weekend.

Fidalgo Bay is transformed into a frozen spectacle on Tuesday. A sheet of ice lines the Anacortes shoreline.

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. 

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.

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.

Cleanup crews at the site of a train derailment in Anacortes that leaked thousands of gallons of diesel fuel have reported contaminated groundwater. 

Crews responded to a diesel spill Thursday morning after a train derailment in Anacortes. 

Anacortes police and its school district are investigating after a bomb threat was made against Anacortes High School on Wednesday morning.

For Washington State Ferry riders 18 years and under, fares will be free starting Oct. 1. 

A 37-year-old Anacortes man was arrested last week for violating a no-contact order, carrying stolen firearms and trafficking meth and fentanyl.

It’s been two years since Laynee Westbrook and her dog Precious vanished under suspicious circumstances.   Anacortes Police say detectives are continuing to search for answers regarding what happened to her and who might have been involved in the case. 

Police and fire officials are investigating after the Tommy Thompson Trail trestle caught on fire, causing significant damage to the bridge early Tuesday morning.

A 20-year-old has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing her mother's boyfriend in Anacortes.