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A ferry pulls toward the Fauntleroy ferry dock on a cloud-pocked March afternoon. (Alex Bruell photo.)

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Ferry-served communities band together

The groups are asking for more crew and boat funding and more transparency

A gray wolf. Gary Kramer/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Northwest

‘Endangered’ status to remain in effect for WA wolves

A sharply-divided state panel on July 19 retained strict protections for gray wolves in Washington, concluding their status…

9th Congressional District Rep. Adam Smith, 8th Congressional District Rep. Kim Schrier, 1st Congressional District Rep. Suzan DelBene and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell are among Democrats from Washington state who support President Joe Biden’s decision to stop his re-election campaign. Courtesy photos

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WA Democrat leaders ‘applaud’ Biden for dropping out of race

Smith, Schrier, DelBene and Cantwell released statements in support of President Biden’s Sunday decision to no longer seek…

Space at the back area of Vashon Pharmacy is under construction as the business works on its expanded clinic space. (Alex Bruell photo.)

News

Vashon Pharmacy expanding, offering new clinical services

Work began the week of June 17, and could be done by the end of July.

News

Sketching out Vashon’s healthcare future

As healthcare district makes moves, what’s the right choice for Vashon urgent care?

Firefighters battle a fire in an RV in the late afternoon of July 10. (Vashon Island Fire Rescue photo.)

News

Fire destroys an RV parked near Island Center Forest

The fire on July 10 followed four days of temperatures topping 90 degrees on Vashon.

A boy picks out Honeycrisp apples for his family at Swans Trail Farms in Snohomish, Washington. Sound Publishing File Photo

Northwest

Selling Washington’s food and farm products to the world

Department of Agriculture is assembling a program to help promote products grown, raised, caught, baked and brewed in…

Rick Wallace, Wendy Aman and Beth Lindsay

News

Rick Wallace, Beth Lindsay, Wendy Aman named Grand Marshals of Strawberry Festival parade

The three comprise the volunteer steering committee of Islanders for Ferry Action.

This chart shows how all Vashon islanders’ property tax dollars are distributed. (King County Department of Assessments graphic.)

News

Waterfront values jump in annual valuation

Assessed values of Vashon homes have increased again after a double-digit drop in 2023.

Fireworks light up the sky on July Fourth as paddlers watch from inner Quartermaster Harbor. (Corinne Sherry photo.)

News

Islanders celebrate July Fourth and keep the party going

Fireworks, a reopened museum and the hydro race were just some of the highlights.

Courtesy Photo, Safeway

Business

Several King County grocery stores on Kroger-Albertsons sale list

See the entire list, which includes Safeway, QFC and Haggen stores.

Vashon Center for the Arts. (Tom Hughes photo.)

Arts

VCA blooms with a full season of shows coming up

Vashon Center for the Arts has prepared a complete season of events for the next year.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump participated in a debate June 27, 2024. (Screenshot from Google Images)

Northwest

King County politicos share thoughts on presidential debate

“I can tell you who didn’t win the debate, and it was the American public.”