On January 20, Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump was sworn into office in front of the US Capitol Building. As part of the peaceful transfer of power, he recited the Oath of Office, swearing to ...

After a mistrial this spring, a Friday Harbor man has been convicted of four counts of rape of a child and four counts of child molestation after a new trial in November.

The busiest sailings for vehicles will likely be westbound (or onto an island) Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 26-27, then ...

Calling all bird enthusiasts! Join your local Audubon chapter for this holiday tradition—the annual Christmas Bird Count, to take place on Saturday, Dec. 20. This is the longest-running community ...

Amendment requests may be submitted at Town Hall, 60 Second St. S.; by mail to Town of Friday Harbor, Community Development Department, PO Box 219, Friday Harbor, WA 98250; or by email to ...

Check the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom and ...

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A GoFundMe has been established for the family of Casey Baisch. Julie White, the organizer of the fund, writes: ...

This community event has a proven track record of being a free fun family event with music, Island Rec kids games and now a variety of vendors. We wanted to take this opportunity to give a shout out ...

The regular monthly meeting of the San Juan Island Library Board of Trustees will be held in person in the library meeting room and via Zoom on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m. Please visit our website ...

The pocket park formerly known as Breezeway Park, located by Palace Theatre, was officially dedicated as Alhadeff Park in honor of Palace Theatre owners and long-time islanders Judy and Jerry Alhadeff ...

This little island community of ours has faced a number of losses. Over the last couple of years, we have had to say goodbye ...