State legislature weighs mandatory ‘speed limiter’ on cars of chronic fast drivers
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State legislature weighs mandatory ‘speed limiter’ on cars of chronic fast drivers

Friday, January 31, 2025Reported by Albert JamesCover photo credit: TVW Following is a production of the Washington State University (WSU) Olympia News Bureau, run by the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication News Fellowship Program. This is a report by WSU Murrow Fellowship video journalist Albert James. 0

San Juan County Sheriff’s Office issues statement on immigration issues
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San Juan County Sheriff’s Office issues statement on immigration issues

Friday, January 31, 2025 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA SHERIFF’S OFFICE San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Reaffirms Commitment to Public Safety and Adherence to RCW 10.93.160 Immigration and citizenship status—Law enforcement agency restrictions. San Juan County, WA – The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office (SJCSO) continues to prioritize public…

VIDEO INTERVIEW:  Sheriff hoping for consistency in decisions on bail
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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Sheriff hoping for consistency in decisions on bail

Saturday, January 25, 2025by Jeff NoedelVideo directed by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS BELOW San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter spoke Thursday with SanJuans.Today’s Jeff Noedel about his hopes for consistency in bail in felony cases from San Juan County courts to courts across the State of Washington. 3

WHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CLASH:  2,000 in legal fees paid by Town and a nonprofit
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WHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CLASH: $102,000 in legal fees paid by Town and a nonprofit

Saturday, January 18, 2025by Jeff Noedel SanJuans.Today wondered how much money was spent on lawyers involving two disputes between local governments and one affordable housing nonprofit. So we asked. In the Superior Court case styled SAN JUAN COUNTY v. TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR AND THE TOWN COUNCIL, on May 21, 2024, the County sued the…

UPDATE:  Driver whose car hit Heather Spaulding ticketed for ‘failure to yield in a crosswalk’
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UPDATE: Driver whose car hit Heather Spaulding ticketed for ‘failure to yield in a crosswalk’

Friday, December 20, 2024by Jeff Noedel Heather Spaulding was hit by a car late Wednesday afternoon while walking through a crosswalk at Guard St. and Blair Ave. She is the editor of the Journal of the San Juan Islands. She had just parked her car on Culver Ave. and was headed for the high school…

COMPLETE SET:  PART 1 OF 3:  No Plans to Retire – The Overlapping Careers of John J. Nance
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COMPLETE SET: PART 1 OF 3: No Plans to Retire – The Overlapping Careers of John J. Nance

A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Video directed by: Dave SchnuckelAudio Engineer: Jeremy TylerWritten summary written by: Jeff Noedel The San Juans are home to some of the most interesting people in the world. John J. Nance is one of them. This is the first of a three-part interview of a…

PART 2 OF 3: John J. Nance talks of his early life in Texas – And his biggest worry for America
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PART 2 OF 3: John J. Nance talks of his early life in Texas – And his biggest worry for America

A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Video directed by: Dave SchnuckelAudio Engineer: Jeremy TylerWritten summary written by: Jeff Noedel The San Juans are home to some of the most interesting people in the world. John J. Nance is one of them. This is the first of a three-part interview of a…

PART 3 OF 3: John J. Nance talks about writing novels, his family, and SanJuans.Today
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PART 3 OF 3: John J. Nance talks about writing novels, his family, and SanJuans.Today

A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Video directed by: Dave SchnuckelAudio Engineer: Jeremy TylerWritten summary written by: Jeff Noedel The San Juans are home to some of the most interesting people in the world. John J. Nance is one of them. This is the third of a three-part interview of a…

WSDOT fired Donna Tegnell and many more over vaccines in 2021 – Their lawsuit is still alive as Appeals Court ponders its fate
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WSDOT fired Donna Tegnell and many more over vaccines in 2021 – Their lawsuit is still alive as Appeals Court ponders its fate

Friday, November 22, 2024by Jeff Noedel “I didn’t quit. I was fired!” Donna Tegnell of Friday Harbor exclaims. “Ferguson and Inslee did this. They could have settled this. I wanted to wait and get the Novavax vaccine. Now Washington State taxpayers may get a very big bill.” In 2021, Tegnell had been with Washington State…

Manka Dhingra to Orcas Audience: ‘I will be the 1st immigrant and 1st person of color to serve as State Attorney General’
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Manka Dhingra to Orcas Audience: ‘I will be the 1st immigrant and 1st person of color to serve as State Attorney General’

CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Monday, June 3, 2024 at 4:45 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Manka Dhingra — that’s a name you’ll be hearing over the next two months. As of Saturday morning, several dozen Orcas Island voters learned more about Dhingra, 51, one of three candidates for Washington State Attorney General. She…