A juvenile humpback whale stranded itself early Sunday morning near the Fauntleroy ferry dock, drawing scores of whale experts, volunteers and members of the public.
The historic brick Vashon Landing building at the corner of Bank Road and Vashon Highway has been sold to a real estate agent and is being leased by three island partners with restaurant experience.
Preliminary primary election results show Senator Pramila Jayapal is leading the nine-way race for Washington’s 7th Congressional District seat with 42 percent of the vote, double that of runner-up Brady Piñero Walkinshaw.
Islander Anne Higuera’s two sons ended a nearly two-week long canoe journey on Saturday after paddling 186 miles from Birch Bay to Olympia as part of this year’s annual Native Canoe Journey.
A turf expert addressed Vashon’s school board Thursday night and laid out the benefits and drawbacks of synthetic turf and grass for the Vashon High School field.
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue commissioners decided last week to extend their deadline to mid-October in their search for a new chief.
Mark Willmes, a chief mate who served on Vashon’s north-end ferry route, died Saturday in a motorcycle accident in Kittitas County.
Vashon HouseHold, a nonprofit agency dedicated to affordable housing on Vashon, is conducting a survey of residents in an attempt to assess the island’s most pressing housing needs, the organization announced this week.
Tucker Lazare credits the Vashon fire department with saving his life as a baby, and after volunteering there for the last 10 months — tending to islanders facing their own emergencies — he is moving on, having earned a coveted spot with the Seattle Fire Department.
This story was updated to reflect an additional cougar sighting on Aug. 1.
Neighborcare Health, a network of primary medical and dental care clinics in Seattle, reached an agreement in principal late last week to administer the health center at Sunrise Ridge.
With slightly more than a week before the Franciscan clinic is set to close, talks are continuing with the health network that may begin running the health center at Sunrise Ridge, but no firm agreement is yet in place.
An island woman and Vashon’s chamber of commerce are in talks to bring a carnival to next year’s Strawberry Festival after the woman’s online fundraising petition circulated on social media.