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Contributed photo                                Artwork from the poster for “Searching for Chinook.”

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Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams fundraises for orca documentary

The Southern resident killer whales have fans all over the globe – including activist Alex Johnstone and “Game…

Lawsuit against county finalized, county awarded $10,000

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Lawsuit against county finalized, county awarded $10,000

Lopez resident Edward Kilduff and attorneys Nick Power and Michelle Earl-Hubbard were ordered to pay San Juan County…

Slow start for San Juan’s summer ferry service

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Slow start for San Juan’s summer ferry service

It’s going to be a slow summer with the M/V Yakima running at half-speed.

San Juan County Land Bank purchases Lopez Hill from state

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San Juan County Land Bank purchases Lopez Hill from state

The San Juan County Land Bank permanently added 400 acres of forested land on Lopez to its protected…

Kulp charged with second-degree murder

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Kulp charged with second-degree murder

Eric Kulp was released from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and will soon be in the custody of…

Contributed photo                                Eric A. Kulp.

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Shaw death investigation continues

A Shaw Island resident who is a person of interest in his wife’s death is still hospitalized at…

Orcas man charged with burglary and assault

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Orcas man charged with burglary and assault

Roy Granados, 32, of Eastsound was charged by the Superior Court of Washington for San Juan County with…

Lopez Island man charged with harassment to kill

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Lopez Island man charged with harassment to kill

Ezra John Ferchen, 33, of Lopez Island was charged with harassment to kill by San Juan County Superior…

Contributed photos                                Observations leading to infanticide. (A) Fresh wounds on left flank and kinked spine anterior to dorsal fin of the approximately 3-year-old orca. (B) Calf with its mother and sister. (C) Circling orcas. (D) The calf’s mother ramming the adult male orca from below sending spray and blood into the air.

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Scientists document rare orca infanticide in Canadian waters

The Salish Sea made international news last week as word spread that scientists had observed two transient orcas…

Alaska woman charged in San Juan County with assault

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Alaska woman charged in San Juan County with assault

Elizabeth A. Barrett, 32, of Juneau, Alaska, was charged in San Juan County Superior Court on Feb. 22…

Orcas wrestler, on Friday Harbor team, takes third at state

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Orcas wrestler, on Friday Harbor team, takes third at state

Beau Wiebe wrestled his way to third place at the Washington state championship in Tacoma on Feb. 16…

Contributed photo                                Beau Wiebe, right.

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Orcas senior, on Friday Harbor team, wins third place at state wrestling

Beau Wiebe has been wrestling for nine years, and that experience is taking him to the state championship…

Bravo to state Senate for net pen ban | Editorial

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Bravo to state Senate for net pen ban | Editorial

When a Cooke Aquaculture net pen holding more than 300,000 invasive Atlantic Salmon broke off the shore of…