Yotam Zohar of Orcas Island was arraigned March 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on charges of simple assault on a minor under the age of 16 and disorderly conduct.

Corah Pechacek was in the middle of a rehearsal one afternoon — singing, dancing, acting in what will be the island’s most ambitious children’s production in nearly a decade — and she just shouted it.

However, Donna Sandstrom, founder and executive director of The Whale Trail, raised concerns about the policy’s impact on the Southern Resident orcas. Ferries produce underwater noise that interferes ...

His wife Karen — historian, teacher, Native American scholar and the love of his life — had one final wish: to be buried on the family’s land on Decatur Island, where her Tlingit ancestors had lived ...

Last summer, more than three thousand people walked across the flats to Indian Island on daytime minus tides. Most of them ...

OPAL Community Land Trust is looking for licensed and insured local contractors and tradespeople to join its small works roster. OPAL’s portfolio includes 104 rentals at seven different properties, ...

Submitted by the Orcas Artist Studio Tour. Registration is now open for the 2026 Orcas Artist Studio Tour! The tour will take place on Aug. 7, 8 and 9.

The Orcas Island Library’s “Art in the Library” exhibit through the month of March features the work of photographer Jack Rubel. Over the past two decades, Rubel has trained with professional ...

• Lopez Island deputies stopped a vehicle near the 1100 Block of Fisherman Bay Road. The driver was subsequently issued a ...

I am a grandparent of five grandchildren and a retired pediatrician, and, as expected, I advised my two sons to get their children vaccinated, which they did. The American Academy of Pediatrics ...

Students at Orcas Christian School recently partnered with the Orcas Senior Center for a reading program that brought ...

San Juan County is updating its critical areas protections, also referred to as the Critical Areas Ordinance, and the public is invited to comment on the first draft. The CAO serves as a key ...