News
Shoreline Master Program needs updates to protect marine habitat
It’s back to the drawing board for San Juan County’s Shoreline Master Program.
News
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.
News
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…
News
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.
News
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.…
News
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…
News
$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…
Life
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…
Life
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…
News
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…
Opinion
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…
News
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…
News
Orcas woman charged with assault
Marilyn Naumann, 67, of Eastsound has been charged with assault in the third degree for assaulting a law…