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President’s daughters ‘adopt’ orca
And that’s a big reason why the photographs of two Southern resident killer whales are likely tacked up…
Scott Rasmussen
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Dinosaur bones found on Sucia Island
The San Juan Islands are known for orcas, pristine beaches and charming storefronts. Now dinosaurs are putting the…
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San Juan County crime briefs
An Orcas Island man who two weeks ago began serving a six-year prison term for felony assault could…
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Another baby for J Pod
The well-seasoned hands at the Center for Whale Research pretty much had written off J-19 for another go…
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County officials start new terms
Deadlines are nothing new at the assessor’s office. But the responsibility for ensuring those deadlines are met is…
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Contract offer rejected by largest labor union in SJC
The largest labor union in the state’s smallest county will enter the new year without a binding contract…
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Contract offer rejected by largest labor union in SJC
The largest labor union in the state’s smallest county will enter the new year without a binding contract…
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Questions remains for ferry reservation program
The big payoff isn’t expected until the summer sailing season, when demand is at its peak, lines are…
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Drug operation and man on the run from Orcas
An Orcas Island man, the target of a home-invasion about a year ago by a would-be armed robber,…
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Baby orca whale presumed dead
Only seven weeks after its celebrated arrival, the first newborn in nearly two years to join the population…
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Year after assault conviction, Orcas man accused of meth possession
An Orcas Island man who served a four-month jail term a year ago after brandishing a knife at…
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Group advocates for animal control officer
That’s the reality of the landscape in the San Juan Islands today and, according to a local animal…
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Election 2014 | Preview of measures, races
Midterm elections rarely draw the big-time voter turnout typical of a presidential election year.