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Boats are moored at the Quartermaster Yacht Club nestled inside a small cove protected to the east by the Burton peninsula. (Alex Bruell photo)

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Road safety markings planned near Quartermaster Yacht Club

King County will install 25 MPH pavement “legends” on Vashon Highway near the club entrance.

Passengers await a landing on Vashon Island aboard a ferry on the Triangle Route. (Alex Bruell photo)

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Ferry leaders land on mid-sized dock for Fauntleroy rebuild

WSF shared information about the Fauntleroy project and the Triangle Route last week.

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Man charged in shooting near Wax Orchard Road

The incident stemmed from significant mental illness experienced by the man, family says.

EMT Bailey Black and nurse practitioner Christian Graves stand next to their DispatchHealth van in Vashon. (Alex Bruell file photo)

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Healthcare district sees rising urgent care numbers, commissioner’s exit

DispatchHealth usage is up, a commissioner is out and more contracts are getting inked at VHCD.

In this screenshot from Sunday's candidate forum, attendees listen to pitches from Csenka Favorini-Csorba, Emily Alvarado and Brianna Thomas for 34th Legislative District seats.

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Candidates make their pitch for 34th LD senate seat

More than 70 members of the public logged in to hear the candidates out.

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Southern Resident killer whales travel together in this photo from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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New law restrains boaters from approaching endangered orcas

Washington boaters must stay 1,000 yards away from southern resident killer whales.

This 2006 photograph by island photographer Ray Pfortner captured the beauty of a sunrise over Tramp Harbor dock. (Ray Pfortner photo)

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Park District passes 2025 budget, mulls Tramp Harbor Dock future

Restoring the historic dock has for years sat near the top of many islanders’ wish lists.

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34th District (Vashon and West Seattle) legislators Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, Sen. Joe Nguyen and Rep. Emily Alvarado speak to a crowd about ferry service in September 2023 at Vashon High School.

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Sen. Nguyễn taking new role as state commerce director

He’ll start the new job on Jan. 15.

The ribbon is cut at Island Center Homes by, from left to right: Kelly Rider, director of the King County Department of Community and Human Services; Judy Tucker, owner of Form + Function Architecture; Kari Dohn Decker, interim executive director of Vashon HouseHold; Alex Crowder, CEO of Crowder Construction; Chris Lovings, community engagement lead at the Washington State Department of Commerce; Rachel Hetrick, housing stewardship manager at Vashon HouseHold; and Shelly Whitlock, property manager at Vashon HouseHold.
(John Decker photo)

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Island Center Homes is open

Now begins the process of filling the development’s 40 units.

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Kids and adults react as the great tree lights up next to the Vashon Presbyterian Church.

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PHOTOS: Vashon jingles all the way

The spirit of the season breezed through Vashon during WinterFest on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Santa waves to the camera on Vashon Highway SW. Jim Diers photo

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WinterFest is nearly here

Here’s what to look forward to at the island’s biggest winter party.

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Health Care District presents 2025 budget

The $1.96 million budget sets aside a little more than half a million for DispatchHealth.

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One month in: DispatchHealth on Vashon

DispatchHealth has seen a steady stream of islanders with a variety of healthcare needs on Vashon.