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• Debate underlines deep divisions on what WA voters should do about income tax
  Will Democrats lower the threshold? Will the rich leave? The debate over the ballot measure to repeal the tax is fueled by hypotheticals.

• Kent-based Blue Origin picks Texas for new aerospace facility
  Kent-based Blue Origin decided choosing Texas would be the best site for a new aerospace manufacturing facility.

• Interested in conservation? Join the Rural Forest Commission | King County
  Recruitment is ending on Oct. 31.

• Hazen High School in Renton cancels rest of football regular season
  Just a week after saying the season is on, Hazen varsity football will not continue

• 12 local mayors to attend Kent fentanyl solutions event Oct. 8
  Twelve local mayors will be joined by a number of a representative of the Office of the Governor, elected officials, candidates, families and community members Thursday, Oct. 8 to talk about “fentanyl, addiction, accountability and solutions.”

• ELECTION 2026: State Supreme Court candidates make their case
  Less than a month remains until an election that will transform Washington’s state Supreme Court.

• Vashon Water Taxi ends temporary weekend service
  The Vashon Water Taxi will end its weekend trips starting Saturday, Oct. 10, after six months of temporary seven-day service and a summer that brought some of the highest ridership the route has seen.

• Arts Briefs | Oct. 8 edition
  Paula Cole

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

• 'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
  Ukraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war.

• Man dies after tiger attack at wildlife park
  It was reported the man entered the tiger enclosure at the attraction near Doncaster, police say.

• US justice department investigates TV networks over Trump pool coverage
  The White House had blocked access for CNN, MS Now and Politico, leading them to restrict pool coverage.

• UK launch flood taskforce to prepare for extreme winter weather
  The Environment Agency has warned approximately 6.3 million homes and businesses in England remain at risk of flooding.

• Twelve killed in attack on airport in Saudi capital Riyadh
  Another 309 people are injured, with the Saudi-led coalition saying the attack by Yemen's Houthis is "war crime".

• I was told I had depression for 14 years until I got sectioned – it was bipolar
  Kimberley Atkinson assumed her symptoms were depression until her behaviour started to change dramatically.

• Inside the room: What it was like to be with Blackpink's Lisa as race scandal erupted
  Film-maker Sue Kim talks about having unprecedented access to K-Pop idol Lisa Manobal at her most candid.

• Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US
  Roofs were ripped off buildings after Isaias barrelled into the US on Friday evening, before it weakened to a post-tropical cyclone.