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• Legislative races to watch in WA
  This year’s primary is Aug. 4, with the top two candidates advancing to the general election. Election Day is Nov. 3. Here’s a look at some of the notable legislative races taking shape across Washington.

• Larry Allan Higley | October 21, 1936 – April 12, 2026
  Larry Allan Higley was born October 21, 1936, in Fort Lewis, Washington. He passed away on April 12, 2026, in Seattle, Washington.

• News Briefs | May 7 edition
  Timmen case continues

• Vashon artist Donald Cole looks back — and keeps creating
  Inside a sunlit Vashon studio, Donald Cole opens drawer after drawer crammed full of paintings and drawings.

• Amidst a season of gray whale deaths, Singer is on the Rise
  When Singer the gray whale washed ashore on Vashon Island in April 2024, his migration ended at Vashon’s edge. But for scientists, students, artists and island residents, another journey began.

• Time & Again: Vashon third places
  “Third places” are social spaces separate from the home, the “first place,” and work, the “second place,” where people gather, interact and relax. Third places are usually informal, open, inviting and comfortable places where conversation is a centra …

• Vashon marks May Day with signs and song
  About 50 islanders gathered at Vashon’s four-way stop Friday, May 1, for a May Day action organized by Indivisible Vashon and the Vashon Community Street Band, filling the center of town with music, drums, signs and calls for political action.

• Foss Miller, a larger-than-life island leader, dies at 78
  Foss Miller, a visionary businessman, devoted coach to Vashon youth and quiet but major benefactor to many island causes, died on April 6 at a skilled nursing facility in Tacoma. He was 78.

Find out when School Schedules change due to weather

Direct link to the Vashon School District Emergency Information – Snow/Weather Schedule changes page can be found here. http://flashalert.net/news.html?id=4288

Stay updated on most King County Schools here: Public Schools Emergency Communication System. www.schoolreport.org

South Sound and Kitsap School information can be found here: www.pugetinfo.net/

Extended Forcast and more Current Weather Conditions on the New Weather Page

Vashon Be Prepared – Voice of Vashon – Update

Whenever something happens that you need to know about, we’ll get it out there for you. Stay tuned, Stay warm, stay safe, and stay tuned to VoV Standing By at 1650 am on your AM radio dial.

Do you know what to do? What would you do if your home were damaged so bad you could not stay there? How would you cope with the power being out for seven days or longer? How would you help your neighbor? Making sure that not only you are ready but so will your pets. www.VashonBePrepared.org

BBC News

• Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' – Meta's are selling better than ever
  The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

• White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings
  Some farmers fear the reintroduction of the UK's biggest bird of prey will threaten their livestock.

• Alex's mum abducted him as a boy. Now he's ready to talk to her again
  Alex Batty reveals all about his abduction and life on the run in a new BBC documentary.

• 'Prize draw addiction left me hungry and using tissues for tampons'
  The lure of luxury prizes is leading people to addiction, gambling support organisations warn.

• The Papers: 'Starmer and Streeting set for showdown' and 'Crisis? What crisis?'
  Every paper leads on the future of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership for the second day in a row.

• Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs joining Trump on China trip
  A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

• Trump's 'Golden Dome' will cost $1.2tn and might not stop all-out missile attack
  That pricetag is nearly seven times higher than Trump's initial estimate, found an independent budget office.

• All the Labour MPs who have come out against Starmer, and the ones who want him to stay
  A growing number of Labour MPs are coming out against the prime minister.