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New Safe Place program launches on Vashon

Seven island businesses signed up last week for the Safe Place program designed to reduce LGBTQ hate crimes…

VIFR Chief Hank Lipe watches as the remnants of the November 2010 fire burn the Paige Lane home.

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Family sues insurance company after 2010 fire

On a November night in 2010, a three-story waterfront home on Vashon’s west side burned in a blaze…

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Initial details revealed for upcoming paramedic program change

Two paramedics and two aid cars will serve the island around the clock when the proposed paramedic program…

The VES Fields were filled with activity on Sunday

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Final review set for VES Fields

Five years after the park district broke ground at the VES Fields, the agency is poised to meet…

Patte Wagner

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Mortgage office slated to open soon on Vashon

After nearly five years managing Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union (PSCCU), Patte Wagner has left to open a…

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Seattle police, county bring Safe Place initiative to Vashon

A Seattle Police Department initiative garnering attention for its focus on preventing and responding to anti-LGBTQ bias crimes…

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Weather concerns force VYFS to cancel Raft Up, weekend fundraising event

Sunday’s high winds and small-craft advisory left little choice for Vashon Youth & Family Services, (VYFS), but to…

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Lack of funding forces VYFS to close basic-needs program

More than two years after Vashon Youth & Family Services (VYFS) lost a large annual grant, it has…

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Seattle police, county bring Safe Place initiative to Vashon

A Seattle Police Department initiative garnering attention for its focus on preventing and responding to anti-LGBTQ bias crimes…

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Sheriff’s office asks public for help solving racial harassment incident

In the midst of public concern about a possibly racially-motivated incident that occurred last month, the sheriff’s office…

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Harbor School sees leadership change

Longtime head leaves, team will oversee transition

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Festival brings in thousands for music programs

Last month’s Chautauqua Musical Festival, hosted by the Vashon Eagles, netted $5,000 for music programs at Chautauqua Elementary…

Vashon's own Burma Road Devil 'helping' a rider during last year's Passport to Pain cycling event.

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Bicyclists to descend on Vashon for Saturday’s Passport to Pain event

This Saturday, some 300 bicyclists are expected to take part in what is becoming an island tradition: Vashon’s…