On Nov. 18, Peter John Anderson pleaded guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to two counts of third-degree rape, a Class C felony. Anderson, who will be required to register as a sex offender as a result of the conviction, is slated to be sentenced on Feb. 28.
Although it appears headed for defeat, local voters backed statewide Initiative 522 in large numbers. In early election results, a total of 3,109 voters approved the measure, which seeks labeling of genetically engineered food products, representing 65 percent of election night results.
What only a few short years ago appeared to be an upswing in the population now seems like fleeting good fortune in the up-again, down-again saga of the southern resident killer whales.
A father and son were en route to Olga from Anacortes on Sept. 20 when their 30-foot sailboat struck a rock and ran aground on the northeast tip of Obstruction Island at around 8:30 p.m.
To find a large stack of mail to sift through after returning from a long-overdue vacation was to be expected.
A San Juan Island man accused of embezzling nearly $17,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets while employed at a Friday Harbor convenience store is slated to stand trial for felony theft in mid-November.
Washington State Ferries removed the captain and the 2nd mate from duty onboard the Hyak and placed the two on administrative assignment in the wake of the vessel’s collision on Sept. 13 with a sailboat in Upright Channel.
San Juan County will be headed back to the drawing board with its critical areas ordinance.
A briefcase that was deemed suspicious and prompted evacuation of a Friday Harbor grocery store mid-day Saturday turned out to entirely empty of any contents after authorities blew it open with a remotely operated explosive device.
The most costly fire ever on San Juan Island took place in what might be considered the smallest of spaces — 85 feet, to be precise.
With only 175 miles of land inside its borders, San Juan is the smallest of Washington state’s 39 counties by far.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Department remains on course to acquire a new and improved emergency response boat, built by federal dollars, despite the fact that several public safety agencies that previously were expected to chip in for its maintenance and operations have abandoned ship.
Door prizes. Election results. Free lunch. A chance to mingle with friends from afar. A state of the union address; an annual shareholders report.
