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Shoreline Master Program needs updates to protect marine habitat

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Shoreline Master Program needs updates to protect marine habitat

It’s back to the drawing board for San Juan County’s Shoreline Master Program.

San Juan County residents drink more than their neighbors | UW Medicine program releases health data

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San Juan County residents drink more than their neighbors | UW Medicine program releases health data

San Juan County residents outdrink the rest of the state by more than 10 percent.

Research shows Cypress net pen collapse released infected salmon

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Research shows Cypress net pen collapse released infected salmon

When more than 260,000 Atlantic salmon spilled from a failed net pen into Puget Sound, they carried a…

Canadian fires cause bad air quality in the San Juans

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Canadian fires cause bad air quality in the San Juans

More than 500 fires are burning in British Columbia and there are close to a dozen in Washington.

Man escapes custody on ferry, caught an hour later

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Man escapes custody on ferry, caught an hour later

A 28-year-old Orcas man escaped medical transport custody at the Anacortes ferry terminal around 6:30 p.m., Friday, Aug.…

Ferries flow smoothly as summer begins to ebb

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Ferries flow smoothly as summer begins to ebb

Ferry service in the San Juans should return to its regularly scheduled operations now that the slow-moving Yakima…

$10,000 reward offered for information on the explosive device at Turtleback Mountain trail | Update

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$10,000 reward offered for information on the explosive device at Turtleback Mountain trail | Update

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading…

San Juan County employee saves capsized Orkila teens

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San Juan County employee saves capsized Orkila teens

It was almost impossible to see a waving paddle and a capsized kayak with the water tossing around…

Shook Twins come to shake up the San Juan Islands

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Shook Twins come to shake up the San Juan Islands

Katelyn and Laurie Shook are often asked if they’re actually twins or if their band name – Shook…

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Two bull elk photographed on Orcas

Two bull elk strolled through a yard on the western side of Orcas. No, this isn’t the beginning…

Experience with an opioid addict | Reporter’s notebook

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Experience with an opioid addict | Reporter’s notebook

We commend San Juan County for joining a national lawsuit against pharmaceutical opiate manufacturers and distributors. These companies…

Carbon monoxide poisoning lawsuit dismissed | Update

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Carbon monoxide poisoning lawsuit dismissed | Update

Correction: In a previous version of this article, the San Juan County clerk’s office stated that a trial…

Orcas woman charged with assault

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Orcas woman charged with assault

Marilyn Naumann, 67, of Eastsound has been charged with assault in the third degree for assaulting a law…