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Healthcare District passes budget, staking out goals for urgent and behavioral care
The taxing district has a sea of options — but it is still seeking answers.
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Suspect in I-5 freeway shootings arrested in Auburn
Of the five shooting incidents, one resulted in injury, with the shooter striking the driver of a vehicle…
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King County Council passes $782 million arts and culture levy
Levy is intended to increase access to science, heritage and the arts.
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Land Trust makes big gains in 2023
All this work is happening amid its search for a new executive director.
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Vashon celebrates a very jolly WinterFest
The spirit of the season washed over Vashon Island on Dec. 2 during the annual WinterFest celebration.
Northwest
Vandals spray-paint demands for Gaza cease-fire on U.S. Rep. Adam Smith’s Bellevue home
9th Congressional District covers parts of Bellevue, Renton, Kent, Federal Way and Auburn
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Early winter storm brings scattered outages on Vashon
Hundreds of Vashon residents were left without power the morning of Saturday, Dec. 2, thanks to thrashing winds…
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Health Board leaders share update on treatment center
The Health Board will expand the number of beds offered to pregnant and parenting people at the facility…
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School board approves levy ballot measure
The property tax levy would provide $1.95 million a year to the Vashon Island School District.
Arts
Trolls from Denmark make their mark across Puget Sound
Coastal Salish tribes also embrace the project.
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Island ferry report details challenges, solutions to service problem
It was crafted by Islanders for Ferry Action, a working group convened by the Vashon Chamber of Commerce.
Arts
‘Winghaven Park’ gets star treatment in New York reading
The follows a Hollywood starlet returning to her sleepy childhood hometown of Vashon Island.
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KC Auditors report code enforcement backlog poses safety, environmental risks
Auditors say code enforcement office needs to prioritize riskiest cases, allow discretion for others