At 12:50 p.m. on July 14 the Washington State Department of Natural Resources formally closed the call for the West Sound ...

After unsubstantiated Immigration and Customs Enforcement rumors flew around the county in June, San Juan Island had two ...

Hunter Noack and his groundbreaking classical music series “In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild” is back on Orcas ...

A documentary detailing the life of French surrealist artist, filmmaker, poet and painter Jean Cocteau is coming to the Orcas ...

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This summer marks another season of meaningful outdoor work for local teens, and with it, the launch of a new weekly “Nature ...

The wildland fire that started midday on Tuesday, July 8 in West Sound remains active and will be so for the next 48-72 hours ...

Firefighters have contained a seven-acre wildland fire in the West Sound/Deer Harbor area that began on the afternoon of July ...

San Juan County’s Public Works Department is seeking to purchase property on Decatur Island, adjacent to the only developed ...

Orcas Center is thrilled to announce a special performance featuring Rafe Pearlman & Friends alongside Micaela Kingslight on ...

The San Juan County Council will be joining Gov. Bob Ferguson for a public meeting on July 14 to discuss ferry service in the ...

Get ready for an upbeat, memory-filled afternoon at the Orcas Senior Center! Join them on Thursday, July 17 at 1 p.m. for ...