Life
Atlantic salmon introduce disease to native salmon
When more than 260,000 Atlantic salmon spilled from a failed net pen into Puget Sound, they carried a…
News
Shoreline Master Program updates required
It’s back to the drawing board for San Juan County’s Shoreline Master Program.
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
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
Deputies respond to bomb scare at Turtleback | Update
A suspicious item reported at Turtleback Mountain turned out to be an explosive device.
Life
Orcas’ newest deputy comes from Lopez
Sam Fowler is a sixth generation Lopezian and Orcas Island’s newest sheriff’s deputy.
News
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…
News
SUV dangles dangerously at the Lopez Dump
Public service announcement: vehicles are not on the “accepted recyclable materials” list at the Lopez Dump.
News
Elk on Orcas
Two bull elk strolled through a yard on the western side of Orcas. No, this isn’t the beginning…
Life
Shook Twins come to shake up the islands
Katelyn and Laurie Shook are often asked if they’re actually twins or if their band name – Shook…
Opinion
Experience with an opioid addict | Reporter’s notebook
I would like to commend San Juan County for joining a national lawsuit against pharmaceutical opiate manufacturers and…
News
Wrongful death lawsuits combined
Two wrongful death lawsuits filed after the carbon monoxide poisoning of Troy J. Sullivan and Kelli Ashcraft were…
Life
Exploring Orcas’ hidden treasures
Along with blooming flowers and the return of leaves to the trees, there’s one other annual event that…