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Lyme in the islands?

When Mara William’s daughter was bitten by a tick 23 years ago on Orcas, doctors said it could…

A mosasaur fossil featured at the center. Mosasaurs were giant

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Orcas Wild Interpretative Center opens in Eastsound

Orcas Wild, a new interpretive wildlife center, is opening in Eastsound across from the Episcopal Church on Main…

The Orcas Island High School senior class.

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Orcas seniors finish final projects of the year

Orcas High School students are taking learning out of the classroom and into their hands as they complete…

The Field Boats

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Lopez fundraiser to bring solar to island schools

Solar is an important part of almost every life process. That is according to Michel Vekved, outreach and…

Alex Rogers

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Islanders earn black belts

Taj Howe, 18, earned his black belt on February 28 under the training of Chuck Silva. Howe earned…

A still frame from the documentary “Minor Differences.”

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How can we fix a system that is broken?

Putting a drug addict in a box for six years doesn’t solve the problem, according to Matt Stafford,…

Paramedics at the scene of the hit-and-run.

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Suspect of hit-and-run faces arraignment Friday | Update

A woman was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and North Beach Road at…

Katie Zwilling nursing her 9-month-old

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Local mothers facing discrimination?

The first time Katie Zwilling was asked to cover up while breastfeeding at an Eastsound business, she carried…

Kelly Toombs (in wig) & Andy Martin performing at last year’s talent night.

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Perchance to dream

William Shakespeare has been dead for nearly 400 years and still his stories inspire current generations.

Naomi Oreskes.

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Orcas Currents lecture series tackles climate change, seeds and the sea floor

Orcas Currents started with a truly cosmic bang last year with an astronaut discussing possible asteroid collisions with…

The road in blue represents the existing road and the pink road represents the new option – curvilinear chosen by islanders.

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Orcas Road project reaches the preliminary design phase

Safety, biking and preserving the rural nature of the island were all issues discussed at the San Juan…

Indian Island.

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Exploring the magic of Indian Island

Cloaked in sea water and fog for the majority of the year, Indian Island is an intriguing place.…

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Sheriff responds to Sounder crime survey

San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs said he was not surprised to find that 59 percent of 240…