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Shaking was felt across northwestern Washington early Monday morning as an earthquake struck the San Juan Islands region near the border with Canada. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at about ...

ORCAS ISLAND, Wash. — Tens of thousands of people in western Washington and southwestern British Columbia felt a magnitude 4.5 earthquake on Monday that struck near the southeast side of Orcas Island.

ORCAS, Wash. — An earthquake struck in the waters surrounding the San Juan Islands early Monday morning. The 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit at 5:02 a.m. just off Deer Beach on Orcas Island, according to ...

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. — The highly contagious, fatal Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 (RHDV2) was found in rabbits on Lopez and Orcas Islands in San Juan County. The Washington State ...

It’s long been thought that the Southern Resident orcas that live in our region have no predators, but a new article in Live Science suggests that non-resident orcas, or Bigg’s orcas, might be eating ...

ORCAS ISLAND — Rosario Resort and Spa on Orcas Island has a new owner. Empower Investing, a Washington company founded by local Orcas Island residents, assumed ownership of the resort last week. “This ...

Fancy hiking through lush forests and catching a moment of zen at a tranquil waterfall before going on an epic marine adventure? Orcas Island is the steepest and, at 56.9 square miles, the largest of ...