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• Fatal collision on NB I-5 near Federal Way
  Northbound I-5 was closed for four hours near SR-161 following a fatal collision on Tuesday morning.

• MultiCare, Premera reach deal to keep coverage for over 100K WA patients
  MultiCare, which operates more than a dozen hospitals in Washington, has agreed to keep charging Premera Blue Cross insurance customers in-network rates after months of negotiations that threatened their coverage.

• The U.S. has only made Iran stronger | In Focus
  Winning a war is not as easy as it once was. Iran’s flexibility has outfoxed America at many turns.

• KC Council: Zahilay forms committee for housing, unhoused crisis funding
  The King County Executive Girmay Zahilay has formed a steering committee of local leaders to explore funding options to address the region’s housing and homelessness crisis.

• Roxanne Loriea Hood Lyons | July 15, 1957 — July 24, 2026
  Roxanne Loriea Hood Lyons, 69, of Vashon, Washington, passed away unexpectedly on July 24, 2026, on Kilpatrick Beach in Ireland, while starting a swim – one of her favorite things to do. She lived a life so full of exuberance, sparkle, laughter and j …

• Joe Ulatoski
  A celebration of life honoring Joe Ulatoski will be held between 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 15326 115th Ave SW.

• Amanda Knox performs ‘Cartwheel’ on Vashon
  How do you explain something as adult as a wrongful murder conviction to a 4-year-old?

• Arts Briefs | July 30 edition
  Night at the Grand Opera

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

• Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses
  Hadi Matar, 28, was convicted of attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian author.

• Milestone moment for O'Connor with Glasgow gold
  Team Northern Ireland heptathlete Kate O'Connor tells BBC Sport NI of her joy at winning the event at the Commonwealth Games as she collects her first senior outdoor gold medal.

• Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during tense US Senate hearing about Covid origins
  The former top US health official said he feared Republicans could try to trip him up and use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.

• Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers
  The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers.

• Fleming expected to be named England Test coach
  Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is expected to be appointed as England Test coach after the sacking of Brendon McCullum.

• Zendaya at Spider-Man premiere: Working with husband Tom Holland 'easy when you're best friends'
  The couple walked the white carpet at the London premiere of their latest film, Spiderman: Brand New Day.

• Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain health
  Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.

• Police to take no further action against Polanski over guillotine re-post
  The Green Party leader has said he made an "inadvertent mistake" when he shared the image with his social media followers.