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• King County, Seattle to take on unhoused organization following audit
  The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) is in need of an overhaul after an April 2026 audit found a $45 million deficit.

• A golden age, or a gilded age? | In Focus
  The most-well off are benefiting from the middle- and lower-class.

• Arts Briefs | July 2 edition
  Summer arts fest 2026

• World Cup crowds smash records across Seattle
  In nearly every category of transportation, records were broken.

• Pity poor Meta, suffering so in WA | The Free Press initiative
  A $35 million penalty upheld against the company for violating political advertising transparency laws.

• Cal Poly honors Sean Hillman with posthumous degree
  Three years after Sean Ogawa Hillman was struck and killed while bicycling near his college campus, his parents walked across a Cal Poly commencement stage to accept the degree he would have earned this month, according to a release from the universi …

• Unofficial Mayor race kicks off
  On Vashon, the road to political glory may run through a whale skeleton, an office dog, a strawberry and a whole lot of one-dollar votes.

• News Briefs | July 2 edition
  VISD bond planning survey

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/

Puget Sound Tide Tables 3 Tide tables for Vashon	National Weather Service Doppler Radar and Vashon forecast

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

• Sabrina Carpenter and Graham Norton spotted in NYC before rumoured Swift wedding celebrations
  Stars have been spotted arriving in New York ahead of Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding celebrations at Madison Square Garden.

• Sciver-Brunt leads superb England into World Cup final
  England roar into Sunday's T20 World Cup final against Australia with a superb 40-run victory against South Africa at The Oval.

• Sciver-Brunt leads superb England into World Cup final
  England roar into Sunday's T20 World Cup final against Australia with a superb 40-run victory against South Africa at The Oval.

• At least eight arrests linked to forums that encourage drugging and raping women
  The National Crime Agency says it has identified 270 individuals linked to the abuse websites.

• Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am for England Mexico match
  The government had initially said it would not relax licensing laws further for the World Cup.

• Fery last Briton standing in Wimbledon singles
  Arthur Fery is the last British player standing in the Wimbledon singles after his compatriots Katie Swan, Jacob Fearnley, and Jan Choinski are beaten.

• I take responsibility to fund defence plan extremely seriously, says Burnham
  The Makerfield MP also rejects attacks on his economic stance, insisting he would not be "indisciplined" on finances.

• Dangerous heatwave scorches US ahead of Fourth of July holiday
  Millions are enduring dangerous heat and humidity, with temperatures expected to stay at 38C (100F) for several days.