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Abandoned auto, filched fruit, toxic tar | SJC Sheriff’s log

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

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Fire danger downgraded to HIGH in San Juan County

Submitted by Orcas Island Fire & Rescue.

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Gravel on Waldron.

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County Council to dispose of surplus gravel on Waldron Island by public bid, Aug. 27

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Firefighters on scene of the fire.

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Lopez Fire responds to fire on Center Island

Submitted by Lopez Island Fire and EMS.

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Golf gaffe; digital deception | SJC Sheriff’s log

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

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A portion of the 150,000-gallon neutralization pond at the Marathon Anacortes Refinery.

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State issues million-dollar penalties to two refineries for dangerous waste violations

Submitted by the Washington Department of Ecology.

The branch on White Point Road where Leslie DeGasparis says she saw a mountain lion
Photo contributed by Leslie DeGasparis

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Multiple cougar sightings on San Juan

Mountain lions have been the talk of the island this week after two unverified sightings were reported near…

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Washington State Ferry.

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New fares for Washington State Ferries approved

The Washington State Transportation Commission has approved changes to state ferry fares, which will begin to go into…

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Sheriff’s Office reviews 2024 crime statistics at Council meeting

Submitted by San Juan County.

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San Juan Island man detained by ICE accused of sexual exploitation of a minor

Guilherme Lemes Cardoso E Silva, a 35-year-old Friday Harbor man detained by ICE in early July, has been…

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Call for candidates: Three-day filing period for Lopez Island Park & Recreation District commissioners and others

Submitted by San Juan County.

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It’s wildfire season in the islands

Wildfires are continuing to plague Orcas Island.

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Possible mountain lion sightings on San Juan Island

by Eric Peter