The Washington State Transportation Commission has approved changes to state ferry fares, which will begin to go into effect this fall. Commissioners also implemented direction from the Legislature to ...

Guilherme Lemes Cardoso E Silva, a 35-year-old Friday Harbor man detained by ICE in early July, has been arrested by Homeland Security on charges of possession of depictions of a minor engaged in ...

Not many people in the islands know what a northern shrike is, and even fewer know how it hunts or have come across the ...

For the month of August, the Orcas Island Library’s “Art in the Library” series will feature a show of paintings and ...

Total County-wide general statistics: Throughout 2024, the Sheriff’s Office, local emergency medical services and Fire ...

On Orcas Island, herbalist Lily Ostle is bridging ancient wisdom with modern healing, teaching children and adults about the ...

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office received two reports of a mountain lion sighting on San Juan Island on Aug. 4. The first ...

A blaze in Moran State Park is the latest in human-caused forest fires. On the morning of July 28, Orcas Island Fire and ...

The tour runs three days, starting Friday, Aug. 8, through Sunday, Aug. 10. Studios are open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for ...

With the new school year just around the corner, San Juan County Health & Community Services is making it easier for families ...

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In the quiet halls of the Orcas Animal Protection Society, a love story has been unfolding between two elderly Pekingese dogs ...