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Carl Hillman and Mayumi Ogawa accept a posthumous degree for their son, Sean Ogawa Hillman, from Cal Poly President Jeffrey D. Armstrong during the university’s June 14 commencement ceremony.

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Cal Poly honors Sean Hillman with posthumous degree

Three years after Sean Ogawa Hillman was struck and killed while bicycling near his college campus, his parents…

The 2026 candidates for Unofficial Mayor of Vashon are, from top left: Vashon Explorers Preschool, Singer the gray whale and Marshall the strawberry; middle row: Jazzy, Doug Hershey and Bee; bottom row: The Giving Tree and Red, the Vashon HouseHold office pup. (Courtesy photos)

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Unofficial Mayor race kicks off

On Vashon, the road to political glory may run through a whale skeleton, an office dog, a strawberry…

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News Briefs | July 2 edition

VISD bond planning survey

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Community members left sticky-note responses during a May 14 forum on Vashon High School’s cell phone policy.

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VHS adopts bell-to-bell cellphone policy

Vashon High School students will return to school this fall under a stricter cellphone policy, after the Vashon…

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King County senior forester Paul Fischer measures a tree in Island Center Forest as crews prepare for a planned thinning project.

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King County’s 45-acre thinning project slated to start this summer

A King County forestry crew gathered in the dappled sunlight near a trail in Island Center Forest last…

Federal Way Council president Susan Honda talks about the moratorium on data centers in the city. Screenshot from @FWYoutube.

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Federal Way passes 1-year moratorium on data centers

Federal Way joins Seattle, Burien and other Washington cities, which have passed similar moratoriums.

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Federal Way woman pleads guilty to wire, bank fraud

The 53-year-old woman presented herself as an investment advisor and defrauded $3 million from people in the Korean…

Flood waters approach State Route 203 at the northern intersection of Neal Road SE, March 20, 2026. Some county funds for 2026-2027 will be disappropriated and will be used for a roads project to support flood recovery projects. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)

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KC Council approves $431 million supplemental budget

The King County Council has approved a $431 million supplemental budget for the 2026-2027 season.

Fresh apples sold at the Renton Farmers Market, which takes EBT cards as a payment method. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Penalties loom for Washington if state doesn’t improve food stamp error rates

Under Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill,” the state could face over $90 million in added costs if it can’t…

The Valley Cities Behavioral Health clinic in Enumclaw. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Valley Cities receives federal certification

The new Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic title means the behavioral health provider must treat all patients that…

The Paradise Inn and Mount Rainier viewed from the Paradise Valley Road on June 12. Photo courtesy NPS

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Planning an Independence Day trip to Rainier? Here are some tips

The National Park is fee-free July 3 - 5.

The Sundown Overnight Shelter in Auburn, which has partnered with the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, helps keep 45 unhoused people out of the elements. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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King County, Seattle to take on unhoused organization following audit

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) is in need of an overhaul after an April 2026 audit…

A man places his ballot into the drop box outside Federal Way City Hall. Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day

This is a developing report that will be updated.