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For three days in early April, dozens of writers will gather together…
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The Islands’ Weekly outlined the good and bad of 2018 in our…
(Warning: The following story contains explicit details about sexual violence.) Eastound resident…
For decades, when the county fair ends, Lopez and Orcas participants pack…
San Juan County is one of many communities in Washington state facing…
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The San Juan Islands are not immune to the national opioid crisis,…
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The San Juan County Prosecutor’s office is preparing to file charges of…
Drunk driving is the number one cause of death on our roadways.…
By Colleen Armstrong and Mandi Johnson While UW Medicine has the potential…
Washington residents could soon have the option of buying a custom San…
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Sean Hayes has a distinct voice: a little rough around the edges…
The black bear that arrived on Orcas over Memorial Day weekend has…
Warning: The following story contains graphic details about sexual assault. Lopez Island…
By Colleen Armstrong Weekly publisher Taylor 2 Dance Company, a branch of…
An Orcas woman convicted of felony burglary and misdemeanor theft has filed…
We’ve never been so proud to be a Washingtonian. Our home state…
By Colleen Armstrong Publisher Ronald Bruce Killorn of Friday Harbor has been…
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Washington state is getting a new area code in 2017. An “area…
Their footsteps echo in the corridors of history, but we rarely hear them.
Domestic violence is one of those uncomfortable, difficult to discuss issues.
San Juan Island resident Kevin Patrick Taylor, 53, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of Murder in the Second Degree-Domestic Violence and one count of Malicious Mischief in the First Degree–DV for allegedly bludgeoning his wife to death with the barrel of a rifle in their Friday Harbor home.
[WARNING: The following story may contain details too graphic for some of our readers.]
A San Juan Island woman was murdered in her home in the early morning hours of Sept. 3. Her husband is in custody and is expected to be charged with her homicide in San Juan County Superior Court next week.
Whether injected, snorted or smoked, heroin is rapidly delivered to the brain. The euphoria is immediate, and after just a few times of using, people can become addicted. Washington state is experiencing an opioid abuse and overdose crisis, and the San Juan Islands are not immune.
The San Juans are lush with wildlife.
