Friends of the San Juans is excited to welcome and introduce Magali Cota as their new legal director and staff attorney.

A longtime Orcas Island resident was detained by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers on June 27 in what local ...

He has only been the director of The Whale Museum for a few months, but Dr. Mike Kuperberg and his wife are already settling ...

“It feels like we’ve got a brand-new fairground,” said Projects and Grants Coordinator Gabe Conway. “A lot of people have ...

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls. • A San Juan deputy responded to a boating complaint ...

Submitted by the Lopez Library. The Board of Trustees for the Lopez Island Library District has voted to place a levy lid lift measure on the Aug. 5 ballot. If approved by voters, the measure would ...

Submitted by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Every year, scammers steal billions from the Medicare program — money meant to support the health and well-being of older adults. These scams don ...

• A deputy on San Juan Island received a report of a hit-and-run. It was reported that a vehicle hit a parked vehicle after a ...

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Griffin Bay Bookstore, located at 155 Spring St., Friday Harbor, WA is part of IndieBound, developed by the American Booksellers Association, to promote the benefits of independent bookstores across ...

Submitted by Friends of the San Juans. Washington’s new Recycling Reform Act is now law, thanks in part to powerful student advocacy from San Juan County. Executive Director Eva Schulte of Friends of ...

Submitted by San Juan County. San Juan County’s Elections Office will hold a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used for the County’s Aug. 5 primary election. The test is ...