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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.

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Vashon gets $2.3 million for arts and heritage

It’s part of a large package of county funding through the Doors Open levy.

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Junior college sports landscape could see some serious changes

Court ruling in Tennessee could affect NCAA eligibility for Washington athletes.

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Deputy Fire Chief Ben Davidson

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Commissioners ponder next steps for VIFR

Deputy Fire Chief Ben Davidson says he is ready to serve.

Mount Rainier National Park has around 2 million visitors a year. Image courtesy the National Park Service

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The mountain is out and it tells cold deadly tales

Data shows that since 2007, Mount Rainier has become the second most dangerous National Park in the winter.

A northern giant hornet seen on an apple. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Agriculture)

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Invasive ‘murder hornets’ found in WA have been eradicated

The hunt for invasive “murder hornets” is over in Washington and the rest of the U.S. after three…

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.
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Island Center Homes is open

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

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Adjacent to the water district's treatment center building are its water recycling ponds, seen here in the foreground. Sludge from the ponds dries out in the leftmost basin. The recycling ponds on the right suffered a cyanobacterial bloom earlier this summer

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Summer bacterial bloom prompts changes for island water district

Though the bloom never threatened the drinking water, it disrupted the district’s treatment process.

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‘Get the puppy.’ After terrible crash, an island dog did just that

The Vashon dog is part of what became a national story.

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Cars pass through the busy core of Vashon's Rural Town area, much of which (including the properties visible in this photo) is zoned Community Business. The maximum residential density for Community Business properties has just increased in the King County Comprehensive Plan update. That's among many other changes that come with this month's passage of the plan update, most of which affect places in the Rural Town.

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County Council approves update to Comprehensive Plan

The council adopted the updated plan Dec. 10, concluding an effort that began two years ago.

Veronica Garcia gives an interview after winning the 2A girls 400-meter final at the 2024 Washington State Championships at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma. (Screenshot from Runnerspace.com video)

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Proposals seek new rules for transgender athletes in WA schools

Other proposals target student-athlete transfer rules and girls flag football.

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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.

Lieutenant/Acting Captain Brad Johns, atop Vashon Island Fire & Rescue’s new fire truck, in October. (File photo by Elizabeth Shepherd)

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Amid change at VIFR, new budget sets priorities

Commissioners also outlined the next steps to plan for the departure of Fire Chief Matt Vinci.