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Dragon’s Head ciders now sparkle in tasting room in town

Six ciders on tap include Bittersweet Cider, a blend of twenty English and French apples that owner Laura…

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School board set to change, welcoming three new members

They will serve on what will be the first all-female board in school district history.

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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.

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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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…

Prison bars (File photo)

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WA to invest $200 million to address disparities created by “war on drugs”

Dept. of Commerce to establish 17 different grant programs to invest in communities impacted.

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Witches haunt Jensen Point for annual paddle

Double, double swim and paddle; muscles burn and teeth rattle.

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Icy winds no match for Vashon homecoming

Freezing-cold weather and winds didn’t chill the enthusiasm of Vashon students last Saturday.

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Firefighter/EMTs Fale Waggen (left) and Yolanda Dowell, in the kitchen of the living quarters of Station 56, last week.

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Fire district milestone: Burton Station opens for business

A rotating shift of two career firefighters is now in place around the clock.

Kate Krug, KCSARC’s new CEO. (Courtesy of KCSARC)

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King County Sexual Assault Resource Center hires new CEO

“Every year, KCSARC supports 5,000 survivors and their families, helping them find their own resilience to recover, and…