How fast the year flies by. Here we are again, marking the end of another year of successes, setbacks and change for Vashon-Maury island. At The Beachcomber, our job is to faithfully chronicle those ...

Following his hire as the new fire chief of Spokane County District #9, Vinci’s last day at VIFR will be Jan. 17 — a date he ...

Island runner Scott Harvey placed prominently in the USA Track and Field (USATF) Club Cross Country Championships, held in ...

Nearing the halfway point of their season, Vashon’s wrestlers are putting it all out on the mat — and growing from every ...

Just southeast of the Puget Sound and covering 369.43 square miles, Mt. Rainier is one of the oldest National Parks in the ...

According to the annual holiday safety survey by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), it’s truly a season of batteries, with about ...

“Bike in the Treehouse,” a spin on the island landmark, was voted as the Best Vashon Landmark. It was crafted by last year’s Best in Show winner, Russell Dorr, and his sons Weston, 15, and Garrett, 13 ...

The hunt for invasive “murder hornets” is over in Washington and the rest of the U.S. after three years without confirmed ...

Vashon Havurah’s annual Hanukkah party will take place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at Vashon Cohousing’s Common House. Latkes and fixings will be provided; bring a menorah and candles. This year, ...

In 1904, a Norwegian whaler named C.F. Larsen went to the South Atlantic island of South Georgia for the first time, and was ...

For the students, submitting a scholarship application notebook is an introspective effort. We provide a series of prompts ...

This past summer, Water District 19 (WD 19), the largest drinking water supplier on Vashon Island, faced an operational ...