A controversial rezone proposal on south Fidalgo Island was put to rest Monday when the Skagit County Board of Commissioners voted against the change that had been in the works for three years.

In prime months, the lush San Juan Islands, an archipelago in northwestern Washington state known for whale-watching and wildlife adventures, attract thousands of tourists. Visitors pack the ferry ...

Two people were killed in a head-on crash on State Route 20 near Fidalgo Island on Wednesday. According to Washington State Patrol, a 2015 Toyota Highlander was traveling westbound in the eastbound ...

ANACORTES — Evelyn Adams imagines a seed library, where people can pick up seeds known to grow well locally and bring their own hardy seeds to share with others. The goal is more than promoting ...

ANACORTES — A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles and the Navy worked together Thursday afternoon to rescue nine people — seven children and two adults — who were separated from each other ...

FIDALGO ISLAND — It was blowing like stink, as old salts say. Perfect stormwatching weather, on a late-November day. I was near Deception Pass State Park, so aimed the car toward Rosario Beach. I was ...

ANACORTES, Wash. -- A Sunday hike took a frightening turn Sunday on Fidalgo Island after a hiker fell 20 feet. Anacortes firefighters were sent to Mt. Erie just after 5:30 p.m. after getting a report ...

Public Works Water Maintenance workers Joe Ferris (left) and Nick Hibma install fiber optic equipment for city-owned internet service. (Photos courtesy of the City of Anacortes) Anacortes, Wash., is a ...

Don't be deceived by its ominous name. The Deception Pass Bridge is one of the most stunning bridges in America, connecting two enchanting islands in the Pacific Northwest. Spanning 1,500 feet between ...

HERMAN WAS LOOKING for a place to get away from it all. And he wanted that place to be his home. “My favorite part is watching the fog roll in,” he says of his spare and contemporary home on Fidalgo ...

FIDALGO ISLAND, Wash. — It was blowing like stink, as old salts say. Perfect stormwatching weather on a late-November day. I was near Deception Pass State Park, so aimed the car toward Rosario Beach.