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San Juan employers learn how to apply new paid sick leave law
Correction: This story originally said that full-time employees can accrue a maximum of 52 hours of paid sick…
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3.1-magnitude earthquake hits San Juan Islands
The United States Geological Survey website reports that a 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the San Juan Islands at…
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Study explains what draws visitors to San Juan Islands
The results of one San Juan County visitor survey are in and it’s the islands’ isolation that draws…
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Kelsey O’Day trial rescheduled
The trial for Kelsey Lee O’Day, 27, of Friday Harbor, has been rescheduled for 9 a.m., Monday, April…
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Elusive state capital budget passes, county funds secured
The state legislature approved the allocation of nearly $4 billion for construction projects across Washington on Jan. 18.
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OPALCO celebrates power cable replacement
A submarine power cable replacement, a decade in the making, was celebrated on Jan. 19 with the overseeing…
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County road to be relocated due to climate change predictions
This is the second story in a two-part series about the effects of climate change on San Juan…
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Vessel rules are a win for orcas and whale watch boaters
Regulations that force boaters to give local, endangered whales more space have protected the orcas and not hindered…
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Sea-level rise estimates could affect local real estate
If scientists’ predictions are correct, hundreds of San Juan County’s most coveted waterfront properties may be damaged or…
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Friday Harbor woman pleads not guilty to child rape in the third degree
A San Juan Island woman pleaded not guilty to child rape with a teenage boy, who she knew…
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Judge Eaton retires from San Juan County Superior Court
When Judge Donald Eaton moved to San Juan Island, almost 40 years ago, he was just starting to…
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San Juan Island woman charged with rape of a child
Editor’s note: The accused is not named to protect the identity of the victim.
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Locals take U.S. citizenship class at San Juan Island Library
Quenia attends the library’s bi-weekly U.S. citizenship class to someday have the right to vote in America.