In May, over 300 attorneys came to the presiding courtroom in the King County Courthouse and re-affirmed their attorney oath for Law Day. In over 30 years around the courthouse, I have never seen that ...

The unofficial mayor’s race is a fundraiser for island nonprofits, which use the lighthearted competition to support and ...

Students and teachers at Chautauqua Elementary School are working to keep Vashon from becoming an island of trash through a ...

At her 100th birthday party, in 2019, Millie rubbed a lucky silver elephant pendant and wished for five more years of life.

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Deborah Ann Schweitzer, who left us peacefully in the early morning hours of April 19, 2025, at her home on Vashon Island, Washington. She was 63 years ...

The Nisqually League schools sent their top athletes to compete the week before state at Klahowya High School. The young ...

The event, “Many Lenses, One Vision” will showcase work by students of island photographer Ray Pfortner, showcasing the ...

Gardeners and growers across Vashon Island have been tilling, pruning, and prepping all year for the annual Vashon Garden ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for ...

Family runners included the first female finisher in the ten mile race — 15 year-old VHS student/athlete Annabelle Thompson — ...

A 78-year-old Maury Island man, hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center after suffering a hatchet attack to his skull and left hand, woke from surgery last week and asked if others, including his ...

Reporting on these situations is very hard. We must delicately balance informing the public, maintaining the safety and privacy of crime victims, communicating with people who have endured trauma (and ...