Legislators, students, historical society members, reenactors of Founding Fathers and more gathered March 2 in the Capitol to read the Declaration of Independence, interpret it for today and celebrate ...

The San Juan Islands experienced an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) from mid-November to mid-January. It probably began in the lower San Juan Channel, between Cape San Juan and Davis ...

H members traveled to Friday Harbor to attend the 2026 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit. Eleven youth ages 12 and below ...

Four students from Western Washington University have been selected to attend the 2026 Seattle Times “Best of the Pacific Northwest” Symposium. The multiday workshop in the Seattle Times newsroom ...

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

The national women’s comedy tour takes the stage at the Orcas Center on Sunday, March 22, featuring headliners Leighann Lord and Kelly MacFarland — both with television credits and recordings on ...

President, OPAL Board of Trustees. As president of OPAL’s board of trustees, I am excited to announce $1,875,000 in new funding — $1,075,000 from the San Juan ...

My name is Emmett Beadnall, and I’m a high school junior at Spring Street International School who has studied the effects of ...

Rock Island Communications, OPALCO’s locally owned internet subsidiary, is celebrating a decade of remarkable growth. Rock Island now has almost 7,000 subscribers across San Juan County. Now the ...

The public is invited to join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and representatives of area treaty tribes on March 23 to learn about a ...

Students at Orcas Christian School kicked off Reading Month early with a schoolwide reading station event designed to spark excitement about books and bring students together across grade levels.

As the Washington legislative session is in its final week, bills that could significantly affect Washington’s homelessness and affordable housing crisis are advancing. Among these bills are HB 2266, ...