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Brutal attack, sexual assault prompts two-year prison term for Orcas man
An Orcas Island man who admitted to brutalizing a live-in girlfriend during an alcohol-fueled two-day attack was sentenced…
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Blanchard’s appointment questioned
The San Juan County Council appointed Orcas Island’s Tim Blanchard to the county planning commission on Jan. 29.
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Suquamish skipper gets 30 days for BUI, $16K in restitution ordered
The penalties start with 30 days in jail for a Suquamish man in the wake of a high-speed…
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Cleared for takeoff
With the sheet thrown back and cage door opened, a once-injured adult bald eagle needed only but a…
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Hundreds pack hospital open house and ribbon-cutting
Not even its exceedingly spacious lobby, nor the balcony above, proved large enough to contain the hundreds of…
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Islanders say no to coal at public hearing
The bleachers inside the gym were awash in a sea of red, the color of choice of the…
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Congressional campaign heats up with clash over coal
With results of a full-blown environmental review yet to come, it could be months before a verdict is…
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Election results: Proposition 1 squeaks by
San Juan County voters last week handed their local government a lifeline of new revenue in the form…
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Lopez man gets 30 days for felony hit-and-run
A Lopez Island man was ordered to serve 30 days in jail for walking away from the scene…
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Lopez man accused of rape to stand trial
A Lopez Island man accused of a late-night sexual assault of a female friend more than twice his…
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Real estate on the rebound?
The pulse of San Juan County’s real estate market began to quicken in the past two months. And…
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Washington State Ferries reservation system not a done deal
In the event that a reservation system proves to be a poor fit for the San Juan Islands,…
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Homeward bound: fit, fat and back to sea
Nicknamed Mojo, the young Stellar sea lion that spent nearly four months being nursed back to health at…