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Annual Engels Car Show boasts fossil-fueled finery

Engines roared and hoods opened Sunday to reveal the handiwork of hard-working mechanics.

Mariners manager Scott Servais and crew had a solid following in the media for their home All-Star Game last summer. File photo

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Mariners fire Scott Servais

Analysis: Seattle Mariners’ season remains “about as over as it gets without officially being over.”

The Fauntleroy ferry dock. (File photo.)

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Vashon, Fauntleroy ferry leaders call for improvements at West Seattle dock

There will be a meeting this week to discuss possible solutions.

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Vashon Center for the Arts.

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Treatment center, zoning at the heart of heated community meeting

The 2.5-hour event included passionate speeches around the future of Vashon.

Washington Corrections Center, a prison in Shelton, Washington. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

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Report: Prisoners still routinely isolated in WA

At least 176 people from 2014 to 2023 have attempted suicide while in solitary confinement at a Washington…

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The now-vacant building off Vashon Highway that once housed Vashon Community Care is set to become a rehabilitation center for those suffering from addiction, run by the Seattle Indian Health Board.

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Complicated zoning code takes the stage in Thunderbird Treatment Center conversation

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles from The Beachcomber exploring the Seattle Indian…

Laura Wishik

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She persisted: Islander takes on Monsanto

For islander Laura Wishik, this will be a summer to remember.

Primary candidates in the 2024 Washington state governor’s race. From left to right, Semi Bird (R), Bob Ferguson (D), Mark Mullet (D) and Dave Reichert (R). Photos courtesy of campaigns

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Ferguson and Reichert move toward Nov. showdown in governor’s race

Both dusted off intraparty challenges to their political right.

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Check out the chrome and colors of Engels Car Show

Ogle vintage hot rods, roadsters, hydroplanes, tractors, and even a few supercars this weekend.

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VIFR passes MIH urgent care expansion

The Vashon Health Care District will discuss its own DispatchHealth proposal later this month.

COURTESY PHOTO, King County Sheriff’s Office

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KC Sheriff’s Office needs to modify use-of-force notifications, report says

Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s report includes seven recommendations.

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The Vashon Post Office.

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Mail theft frustrates islanders; Vashon Post Office limits lobby hours

Islanders are getting increasingly fed up with mail theft around Vashon, including a recent rash of mail burglaries…

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Financial inquiry precedes VISD budget vote

The School District Board approved a $27.2 million spending plan for the 2024-2025 school year.