The state House passed a bill on March 5 establishing regulations on automated license plate reader cameras. Senate Bill 6002 ...

San Juan County Council will hold its regularly scheduled March 24 meeting on Orcas Island. The public is invited to join the ...

On a Wednesday morning, a refrigerated truck pulls away from the Orcas Food Co-op’s provisions annex, headed for the ferry ...

An Orcas Island deputy apprehended a wanted fugitive on Orcas Road. The fugitive was taken into custody without incident. The ...

The ferry advocacy group Restore Our Ferries in Washington state has filed a complaint in the Washington State Superior Court ...

The next outbreak could be as early as April. Marine birds have begun their annual spring migration. Seven juvenile elephant ...

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

Rock Island Communications, OPALCO’s locally owned internet subsidiary, is celebrating a decade of remarkable growth. Rock ...

Sponsored Content in partnership with Rainshadow Solar. Most people don’t think about where their electricity comes from – but in the San Juan Islands, more and more residents are thinking about where ...

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

A proposal to impose new regulations on large energy-using data centers died in the Washington Legislature on Monday, March 9, after failing to advance in the Senate. If passed, HB 2515 would have ...