CNL3 has produced a new video for the National Park Service (NPS), which promotes campfire safety on South Beach in the San Juan Island National Historical Park. The video includes on-camera appearances by NPS ranger Jeff Hodge (now retired), local NPS rangers Allison Herkey and Zoe Moreano, San Juan Island Fire & Rescue Fire Chief…
CNL3 ‘s 48th Parallel News EXCLUSIVE by Jeff NoedelVideo directed by Jeremy TylerVideo edited by Jeff NoedelThursday, March 26, 2026 A CNL3 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO CAN BE SEEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Retired Washington State Ferries’ Captain Ken Burtness has been thinking about going public with his worries about the state of the WSF…
On February 23, a ferry activist named Duncan Chalmers filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court against The Washington State Ferries division of WSDOT. The lawsuit seeks a court order directing WSF to restore WSF’s only international route, which connects Anacortes to Sidney, B.C., via the San Juan Islands. Speaking on behalf of an…
Thursday, March 12, 2026 PORT TOWNSEND, WA, March 10, 2026 (Salish Sea IPTV Channel 3) – More than a year ago, CNL3 endorsed H.B. 1923, “The Mosquito Fleet Act.” That endorsement is more heartfelt than ever. Washington State Representative Greg Nance (D-23, Kitsap County) is the bill’s prime sponsor. The bill has been introduced with 10…
Monday, March 10, 2026 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT RELEASED BY JANE FULLER, County Council Representative, District 3, San Juan County Council To my San Juan County friends and constituents, Since January 2023 it has been my honor to serve as your elected council member for Lopez Island, District 3, and the entire County. This is…
CNL3 PromotionsFriday, March 6, 2026Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 In the first 14 days of CNL3’s “48th Parallel News at Noon,” our videos are already connecting with Northwest Washington audiences. Total views of two videos tracking the progress of H.B. 1923, “The Mosquito Fleet Act” will likely surpass 1,000 soon — with an impressive watch…
by Jeff NoedelThursday, March 5, 2026. 11:00 a.m. Celebration was short-lived after powerful, and nearly universally supportive testimony Friday for “2S (second substitute) H.B. 1923, “The Mosquito Fleet Act” in the State Senate Transportation Committee chaired by Sen. Marko Liias, Democrat of Mukilteo. Dozens of Washingtonians — from leaders of local communities to maritime transit…
If passed and signed into law, it could open doors that could lead to a San Juans-Bellingham “Medical Express” dream route by Jeff NoedelCNL3’s “48th Parallel News”Thu., Feb. 26, 2026, 12:30 p.m. There are just a few days left before another do-or-die deadline for H.B. 1923, The Mosquito Fleet Act. The bill must make it…
A fresh YouTube video can be seen at the bottom of this page (approx. 11 minutes in duration) by Jeff NoedelThursday, February 19, 2026, 1:30 p.m. In a recorded video interview with CNL3 Wednesday evening, Washington State Senator Ron Muzzall (R-10) voiced support for H.B. 1923, The Mosquito Fleet Act — which passed the State…
by Jeff NoedelWednesday, February 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. A link to a CNL3 YouTube video interviewing fast ferry expert Peter Philips is at the bottom of this page. Washington supporters of H.B. 1923, the “Mosquito Fleet Act,” are determined to pass the bill into law on their second annual attempt. The bill sailed through the…