Alex Bruell
Editor at Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
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1 week ago |
vashonbeachcomber.com | Alex Bruell
Pregnancy will no longer be a presumed exception to one’s wishes in their living will, thanks to state legislation spurred by advocacy from islander Hilary Emmer. Gov. Bob Ferguson last month signed that bill and many others at the close of the 2025 state legislative session. On Tuesday, May 20, he signed his first budget as governor into law, with few vetoes.
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1 week ago |
vashonbeachcomber.com | Alex Bruell
Vashon graduated 155 students of the class of 2025 on Saturday, June 14, rocking out at the end of their high school journey in the island’s annual graduation parade and ceremony. Many of them rolled down Vashon Highway early that afternoon, throwing candy, squirting water guns and hanging off the sides of cars covered with green and gold decorations.
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1 week ago |
vashonbeachcomber.com | Alex Bruell
Vashon’s biggest group of demonstrators yet this year amassed at the island’s main four-way stop on Vashon Highway and Bank Road to decry the administration of President Donald Trump. The huge crowd — which first amassed in Ober Park before marching to the heart of Vashon town — eclipsed previous, similar protests from this year.
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2 weeks ago |
vashonbeachcomber.com | Alex Bruell
What do a baby, a child, a raccoon and a anthropomorphic can of food have in common? They’re the four candidates for mayor — unofficially — of Vashon Island. The unofficial mayor’s race is a fundraiser for island nonprofits, which use the lighthearted competition to support and raise awareness about their work. The race is a major part of Strawberry Festival, the island’s largest celebration. The event is hosted annually by the Vashon Chamber of Commerce.
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2 weeks ago |
vashonbeachcomber.com | Alex Bruell
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 alleged attacker — a man undergoing a severe mental health crisis — were OK. King County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Kevin Torrence, 52, on suspicion of that assault on Tuesday, June 3. Prosecutors say he struck the 78-year-old neighbor, gravely injuring him.
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