FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — Suddenly, the orcas are everywhere. Their telltale fins pop up all about us—a pod of at least dozen. Our whale-watching boat, the Sea Lion, is one of a handful nearing them at a ...

The San Juan Islands are the crown jewels of the Salish Sea, a pristine Pacific Northwest archipelago beloved for its natural beauty. The views are spectacular, and there’s hardly anywhere better to ...

The Center for Whale Research has announced the exciting birth of a new orca calf in the L Pod, observed near San Juan Island on Sunday. The newborn, designated L128, was seen with its mother, L90, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — An environmental nonprofit group is hosting a series of public meetings in western Washington to discuss the possibility of creating an enclosure in Washington's San Juan Islands ...