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Attorney General Nick Brown statement on federal court temporarily blocking unconstitutional order on birthright citizenship nationwide

A federal judge granted Washington state’s motion for a nationwide temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional…

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Orcas man charged with assault with a deadly weapon

Bradley Kenneth Stoner, 36, has been charged with three counts of assault in the first degree with a…

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Conditions of release set for extradited burglary suspect

Two years after a bench warrant for his arrest, Gene Tarez Foddrell, 30, of Georgia, faced a felony…

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Friday Harbor man charged with burglary, theft, assault and resisting arrest

Justin Edward James, 34, of Friday Harbor, was charged with burglary in the second degree, assault in the…

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County council holds two-day retreat to start off year

Submitted by the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed participation in government. The Observer…

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LWVSJ Observer Corps: Board of Health Jan. 15

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Chimney fire upgraded to structure fire

Orcas Island Fire & Rescue responded to a reported chimney fire at 1:30 p.m. on the afternoon of…

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Absconded auto; unwanted underwear | Sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

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New governor piloting state ferries

A new governor piloting WSF

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San Juan County publishes 2024 Year-in-Review

by Erin Andrews

Members of the Our Sound, Our Salmon coalition celebrating in Olympia, WA on January 7, 2025 moments after the Board of Natural Resources approved a new rule permanently banning commercial net pen aquaculture.

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Washington state makes history: First in the world to permanently ban commercial net pens to protect wild salmon, Orcas and Puget Sound ecosystems

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Suspect apprehended and extradited

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Successful extradition of suspect for residential burglary charges

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Attention San Juan County businesses: Sales tax increase effective April 1

San Juan County’s Treasurer’s Office is providing notice to local businesses of an upcoming increase to sales tax…