An Orcas Island deputy apprehended a wanted fugitive on Orcas Road. The fugitive was taken into custody without incident. The fugitive was subsequently booked into the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office ...

The ferry advocacy group Restore Our Ferries in Washington state has filed a complaint in the Washington State Superior Court against the Washington Department of Ferries seeking an order to restore ...

Even as the state of Alaska continues to oppose federal ESA protections for Chinook salmon and maintain that there is no crisis, the severity of declining Chinook runs has forced the state to take ...

In 2025, the count had identified 69 unhoused and 55 at risk of being unhoused. The 2024 count surveyed 59 people who were ...

As a twenty plus year, full time, Shaw resident I would like to express my support for San Juan County’s efforts to establish ...

In the State Reception Room, where the 250th birthday ceremony was held, a U.S. flag with 42 stars hangs on the wall, a rare artifact from when Washington was the country’s newest state.

To the Citizens of San Juan County, After thoughtful consideration and many conversations with members of our community and the Sheriff’s Office, I am announcing my candidacy for sheriff of San Juan ...

People operating a private, for-profit detention center who make more than $1 million annually would be taxed under a ...

Today’s regularly scheduled 9 a.m. San Juan County Council meeting is experiencing technical difficulties with the livestream ...

Washington State Senate heard testimony on House Bill 1923, the Mosquito Fleet Act, which would empower counties, port districts, transit agencies and other local jurisdictions to establish ...

However, Donna Sandstrom, founder and executive director of The Whale Trail, raised concerns about the policy’s impact on the Southern Resident orcas. Ferries produce underwater noise that interferes ...