Anacortes News

Locally made chocolate, may we introduce you to locally crafted wine? For this year's Red Wine & Chocolate Tour on Whidbey Island , two local chocolate makers created specialty truffles infused with Whidbey Island-made wines.

The Peninsula Daily News reports the 341-foot Black Ball ferry also had an overhaul of its fuel tank, fire pumps and drive shaft.

SPORTS: Webb sparks Sequim to 58-51 win over Port Angeles for second place in boys basketball action Tuesday night -- 2/7/12 -10:22 PM In the adjacent photo, Black Ball Ferry Line workers Mike Barrett, left, and Glenn Lassus walk back to the ferry terminal after securing lines at the end of the pier as the newly painted MV Coho returns to Port ... (more)

WSF BULLETIN: The 7:40 am departure from Anacortes to Orcas, and the 8:55 am departure from Orcas to... WSF BULLETIN: The 7:40 am departure from Anacortes to Orcas, and the 8:55 am departure from Orcas to Shaw and Anacortes have been cancelled due to necessary maintenance to the Elwha .

A generation ago, when most of the streets in this Skagit County port city were dusty gravel lanes, dive bars lined one of the few roads that was paved: the main drag, Commercial Avenue.

Nowadays, amid beautiful, watery surroundings, Anacortes offers art, shopping, good food, fresh brews and trails for walking, too.

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for parts of Western Washington, as thousands remain without power after a snow and ice storm battered the region.

Several acclaimed Northwest artists are participating this weekend in the annual Gathering of Native Artists at the Skagit County Historical Museum in La Conner, which features displays and artifacts that chronicle the area's pioneering days.

A former human-resources manager of Trident Seafoods in Anacortes is charged with several counts of theft on reports that he funneled paychecks of former employees into his own bank account.