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Coast Salish Water Warriors from the Puyallup and Nisqually nations keep a healthy distance from a U.S. Coast Guard vessel on Nov. 6, during a land and sea-based protest at the Port of Tacoma. Vashon islanders were among those who attended the protest by water to lend support.

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Backbone campaign, Vashon islanders assist in Tacoma boat protest against Gaza siege

Vashon residents provided support at the protest, where activists sought to delay a military vessel.

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KC Council will consider reparations over historic redlining

Race-based restrictive real estate practices estimated to have prevented billions in wealth.

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Black bear visits Vashon

It was caught on camera sniffing around a resident’s home on the island’s north end.

Renton police and fire and hazmat crews arrived at the scene of the King County Elections building at 919 Southwest Grady after receiving reports of an unknown substance delivered to the building. According to Sara Morris of the Renton Regional Fire Authority, an employee discovered white powder in a parcel. (Courtesy of the Renton Regional Fire Authority.)

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Substance delivered to KC election office tests positive for fentanyl

Additional deliveries of unknown substances to the Pierce County and Spokane County elections buildings resulted in evacuations also.

In these photos, performers entertain the audience Nov. 5 at Vashon Center for the Arts. Alex Bruell photos

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Una celebración espectacular

Vashon celebrates el Día de los Muertos

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Mosqueda wins; incumbents hold seats at park, fire districts

Initial results from the 2023 general election.

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Happenings | Nov. 9 edition

Veterans Day, poetry, taxing district budget hearings, a youth cardiac health event, and more.

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Vashon Food Bank moving, building new facility; invites public to community meal

The meal will include an update on design, the construction timeline and the food bank’s campaign process.

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Shots fired, disturbing the peace of a placid Sunday

An errant shot, likely coming from a hunter’s firearm, pierced the wall of an accessory dwelling unit.

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VashonBePrepared recaps earthquake safety exercise

In the chaos of a major earthquake, how would emergency teams be organized to respond as one?

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Time and Again: Veterans memorials on Vashon

Take time to visit the six veteran memorials on the island.

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Election 2023 results: King County Council, Port of Seattle commissioners

The following results were posted Nov. 7 on the King County Elections website.

A member of J Pod breaches at Port Robinson on Nov. 5. (Jim Diers Photo).

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Orcas stun by spending day and night in Quartermaster Harbor

“All encounters are memorable, but this one challenged the boundaries of our knowledge about our critically endangered Southern…