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Aiden Santos of Anacortes went fishing at Cranberry Lake in Deception Pass State Park last Saturday. The state park would be used as a Navy training site along with 27 others under a new 5-year proposal.

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Commission approves Navy’s 5-year plan for SEAL training in state parks

Washington State Park Commissioners voted on Jan. 28 to approve the U.S. Navy’s proposal to use Washington state…

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Bill would establish office to investigate police use of force

Investigative panel would not include police and reports would go back to prosecutors, police for decision making

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Poached post, menacing male, drugged dog | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

Dr. Christian Sidor, Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology, and Brandon Peecook, University of Washington graduate student, show the size and placement of the fossil fragment compared to the cast of a Daspletosaurus femur in this photo from 2015. (The Burke Museum)

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Elementary school class wants Suciasaurus named state dinosaur

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Charter review committee holds its second meeting

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State ferries to host February virtual community meetings

Topics include hybrid-electric vessels, service and COVID-19 response

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Weekly COVID update: County case count breaks 100; 53 residents in quarantine

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Unlawful calls to police get scrutiny

By Sydney Brown

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Hundreds debate fast-action bill to skip first phase of recovery plan

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County to release more vaccine appointments

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Update from county council member Cindy Wolf

The Islands’ Sounder sat down with San Juan County Councilmember Cindy Wolf to discuss her first few weeks…

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Shoreline Master Program review completes

Changes are coming to the San Juan County Shoreline Master Program.

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‘Vaccine’ peddler who caused controversy in Friday Harbor charged

In April 2020, Johnny T. Stine was making plans with his long-time friend Farhad Ghatan, the mayor of…