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Orcas man charged with methamphetamine possession

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Orcas man charged with methamphetamine possession

Anthony Kean, 31, of Eastsound, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of methamphetamine in…

Orcas teen charged with drug possession

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Orcas teen charged with drug possession

Aiden McGregor, 18, of Olga, was charged with possession of MDMA (ecstasy) on March 13 in San Juan…

Vehicular homicide trial postponed until July

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Vehicular homicide trial postponed until July

The trial date for a man accused of vehicular homicide has been postponed from March 21 until July…

Friday Harbor man pleads guilty to no-contact order violation

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Friday Harbor man pleads guilty to no-contact order violation

John Mitsoyianis, 58, of Friday Harbor, was sentenced to 20 days electronic home monitoring on March 6, after…

Friday Harbor man charged for assault against a deputy

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Friday Harbor man charged for assault against a deputy

Antonio Prieto-Sanchez, 56, of Roche Harbor, was charged in the San Juan County Superior Court on March 8…

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Orcas man convicted for domestic violence

Colt Lee Hausauer, 31, of Orcas Island, was convicted in San Juan County District Court on Jan. 30…

Lopez man charged with burglary, imprisonment and malicious mischief

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Lopez man charged with burglary, imprisonment and malicious mischief

Darren Adam Hayes, 57, of Lopez, was charged in the San Juan County Superior Court on Feb. 21…

Judge imposes state’s recommendations in Hunter sentencing

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Judge imposes state’s recommendations in Hunter sentencing

Sean Michael Hunter, 24, was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison on Feb. 25 in San Juan…

Security video to be released

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Security video to be released

Security camera footage that resulted in a case dismissal will be released as public record.

The art of being prepared | Editorial

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The art of being prepared | Editorial

San Juan County residents are passionate about disaster preparedness.

Stills from the security camera submitted as evidence

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Camera controversy continues

(Editor’s note: A previous version of this article stated Sheriff Ron Krebs said that either someone in the…

Contributed photos                                Stills from the security camera submitted as evidence.

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Criminal case dismissed due to county employee misconduct

(Editor’s note: A previous version of this article stated Sheriff Ron Krebs said that either someone in the…

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo, a female orca leaps from the water while breaching in Puget Sound west of Seattle, as seen from a federal research vessel that has been tracking the whale. Whale researchers who track the small endangered population of Puget Sound orcas say three whales are believed dead or missing since summer. The Center for Whale Research says that as of Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, there are only 80 animals. Two females and a 10-month old calf are believed gone. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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Southern residents focus of Way of the Whales conference

The more we learn about the orcas, the less we know, according to Dr. Deborah Giles.