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 ...

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

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

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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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 ...

Submitted by San Juan County. San Juan County’s Treasurer’s Office is providing notice to local businesses of an upcoming change to sales and use tax in San Juan County. Effective July 1, local sales ...

Submitted by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. As we observe Fraud Prevention Month, there’s no better time to highlight one of the most powerful tools Medicare beneficiaries have in the fight ...