3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (233+ words) Published 10:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Salute to Comedy. On Thursday, September 24th 2026, Salute to Comedy will bring an unforgettable evening of stand-up comedy and live music to The Chalet Theatre, combining world-class entertainment…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (229+ words) Published 1:00 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 MultiCare Auburn Medical Center. Courtesy of MultiCare Health System. It was announced Wednesday that there will be over 100 layoffs and closures at MultiCare hospitals and clinics across Washington state, including a few in south King County....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1347+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Some Vashon students face bus rides of more than an hour after the district eliminated two routes to save money, drawing concerns about crowding and children walking farther along dark, narrow island roads. A local bus…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (476+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Eddie Macsalka For The Beachcomber Vashon Youth & Family Services paused its free Respite Childcare program at the end of August after struggling to find long-term funding. The program, launched last fall through VYFS’ Family Place…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (402+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Burn Design Lab’s Jeremy Su is the first double Idiot. Fred Strong and Max Slade are 15-time Idiots. Ride founder Bruce Morser would be too if he hadn’t taken a couple of years off to ride…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (342+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 King County’s decision to delay the proposed expansion of Vashon’s Marine Recovery Area is welcome. It should not be mistaken for a victory for opponents or a defeat for environmental protection. It is what government ought…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1095+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Eddie Macsalka For The Beachcomber Fall sports are underway at Vashon High School, where the Pirates opened the season with a decisive eight-man football victory, girls soccer and volleyball are preparing for their home debuts,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (445+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Pat Call For The Beachcomber There must be something in the water around Vashon. Not a week following Mary Singer’s epic open-water swim around the island, a group of eight rowers completed the circumnavigation as…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (291+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 A friend took her new kindergartner in for a conference before school started, and the teacher asked him to count to 20. He skipped around a bit, landed on 15 and ended triumphantly: “15, 16, seventeen-one, seventeen-two, seventeen-three, seventeen-four, twenty!...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (243+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Ferry crew rescues kayaker The crew of the Cathlamet rescued a kayaker in distress near the Fauntleroy ferry terminal shortly after 9 a.m. Monday. Crew members launched a rescue boat and brought the kayaker and their kayak aboard…...