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A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck off of Orcas Island this morning. The USGS reports the quake happened at about 5:02 a.m. about 6 miles east of the island. There is no tsunami warning issued. USGS ...

Before Washington’s eastern valleys became synonymous with towering pyramids of Red Delicious apples, another corner of the state held the crown for some of the most delicious apples. Not Yakima, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit near Orcas Island early Monday morning, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN).

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 struck Orcas Island early Monday morning. The quake, which had a depth of about 10 miles, occurred at 5:02 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological ...

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.

EASTSOUND, Wash. — Getting away from it all doesn't have to mean hours of travel. A 40-minute flight from Seattle's Boeing Field aboard Kenmore Air Express delivers visitors to the San Juan Islands, ...

ORCAS, Wash. — Jasmine Ikeda stepped off a plane at Boeing Field in Seattle Sunday, carrying the weight of several days spent in an Israeli prison. The 32-year-old Orcas Island activist had just been ...

From Orcas Island to Bend, Oregon, you never know where Academy voters may be lurking. Filmmakers and their casts did not make the trek to the Orcas Island Film Festival (October 16-20), which has ...

The papers are a report written by C.B.R. Kennerly entitled "Report to Lt. Parke of an Expedition to Orcas Island performed in December 1857" detailing observations during the Northwest Boundary ...