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Heading to the San Juan Islands this spring or summer? If you're bringing a car, you need to reserve your spot — or you might not get on at all. Why it matters: Washington State Ferries' most popular ...

San Juan Islands travelers this spring can now choose to walk aboard a water taxi, rather than wait on Washington State Ferries boats that often run late.

The Fairfax Bridge on State Route 165 over the Carbon River has been permanently closed by WSDOT due to safety concerns.

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland has been selected to design and construct two electric ferries for a San Francisco project. The contract award for the South Whidbey company comes a month ...

Locally, newly elected Governor Ferguson made a big promise a few weeks ago, stating that Washington State Ferries (WSF) will fully restore service on domestic routes this summer. But WSF went on the ...

The Washington State Library, which operates a reading room in Olympia and specialized branches like the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library, distributes grant money to Institutional ...

The Anacortes-Sidney ferry service, a vital international link between Washington state and Vancouver Island, remains suspended five years after its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And despite a ...